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Silver, Frank                                                                                 458
to music as a career. Entered music publishing business. Author of book on songwriting, How to Write and Sell a Song Htiy and also humorous books. Songs: "Angel Child"; "Say It While Dancing"; "When Will the Sun Shine For Me"; "Mary Ann"; "Which Hazel"; 'Typical Tipperary Over Here"; "I'm Marching Home to You"; "Say It Again"; "CEst Vous"; "Rockabye Baby Days"; "Chasing Shadows"; "I'm Going South"; "The Beach at Bali Bali"; "Farewell to Arms"; "No No a Thousand Times No"; "There Goes My Heart"; "When the Mighty Organ Played, 'Oh Promise Me'"; "Chasing Shadows"; "A New Moon and An Old Sere­nade"; "Ten Little Soldiers On a Ten Day Leave"; "How Green Was My Valley"; "How Did He Look"; "Its a Cruel, Cruel World"; "There's Something About Parec"; "Make Be­lieve Land"; "With These Hands"; "Sunset Boulevard"; "House and the Old Wisteria Tree"; "When the Or­gan Played, 'Ave Maria "; "Hop, Hop, Hop Along to Bed"; "Rocket to the Moon"; "There's Only One New York." Home: New York, N.Y. Ad­dress: c/o ASCAP.
Silver, Frank, composer, author; b. Boston, Mass., Sept. 8, 1896. ASCAP 1936. At fifteen became drummer with orchestra in music hall. At twenty-three organized own orches­tra, with which he evolved number, "Yes, We Have No Bananas." At present theatrical agent. Songs: "Icky Wicky Woo"; "The Great White Way ; "Lullaby of Love"; "Golf, Golf, Golf." Home: Brooklyn, N.Y. Address: c/o ASCAP.
Silvers, Louis, composer, conductor; b. New York, N.Y., Sept. 6, 1889. ASCAP 1923. Educ: Brooklvn pub­lic schools; Erasmus Hall High School. After brief experience as pro­fessional pianist in vaudeville theater became musical director ten years of
Gus Edwards vaudeville attractions; vaudeville producer. An early com­poser in Hollywood studios, created first musical score for Hollywood sound picture The Jazz Singer; be­came musical director various Holly­wood studios. Won first Acad. Award for musical direction in film One Night of Love. Songs: "April Showers"; "Sweet One"; "Heart O' Mine"; "Old Time"; "My Madonna"; "Interlude"; "Mother of Mine." Home: Los An­geles, Calif. Address: c/o ASCAP.
Silvers, Sid, composer, author, scenar­ist, stage, screen, and radio comedian; b. Brooklyn, N.Y., Jan. 1, 1907. ASCAP 1929. Two years on staff of music publishing house. Became vaudeville comedian with Phil Baker eight years. Author shows You Said It; Take a Chance. For many years active in Hollywood as comedian and scenarist. Wrote and appeared in mo­tion pictures: Broadway Melody of 1936; Born to Dance; Broadway Melody of 1938. Collaborated on mo­tion pictures: Babes in Arms; For Me and My Gal; The Wizard of Oz. Star of 1947 musical, High Button Shoes; star 1951-52 musical, Top Banana. Songs: "Did You Mean It?"; "Pretty Little Baby"; "Love and Kisses"; "I'm In Love With You, You're in Love With Me"; "Strange Interlude"; "Those We Love"; "When You Dream About -Hawaii"; "Let's Get Friendly"; "Let's Make a Wish." Home: Beverly Hills, Calif. Address: c/o ASCAP.
Simeone, Harry, composer, author; b. Newark, N.J., May 9, 1911. ASCAP 1949. Arranger for Fred Waring or­ganization. Songs: "Kiddie Komando"; "The Magic of Love"; "Three Mother Geese"; "Nursery Rhyme Suite"; "Grandma's Thanksgiving"; "The "Nutcracker Suite"; "Button, Button, Let's Push the Button"; "The Penny^ Parade"; "Rumanian Rhapsody.'