Composer. Born in New York City, in his early career, he performed as a pianist in film theatres and later as a pianist and music director for Irving Berlin's stage productions. Signed to contracts with film studios, he moved to Hollywood in 1929 and wrote the scores for the films "College Humor", "Too Much Harmony", "Hello Everybody", "Murder at the Vanities", "Thanks a Million", "Pennies from Heaven" and "Double or Nothing". His extensive song catalog includes "Mandy, Make Up Your Mind", "Dixie Dreams", "Moon Song", "Cocktails For Two", "Ebony Rhapsody", "Pennies From Heaven" and "Song of the South". He in Corona del Mar, California and was posthumously inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1970.
Composer. Born in New York City, in his early career, he performed as a pianist in film theatres and later as a pianist and music director for Irving Berlin's stage productions. Signed to contracts with film studios, he moved to Hollywood in 1929 and wrote the scores for the films "College Humor", "Too Much Harmony", "Hello Everybody", "Murder at the Vanities", "Thanks a Million", "Pennies from Heaven" and "Double or Nothing". His extensive song catalog includes "Mandy, Make Up Your Mind", "Dixie Dreams", "Moon Song", "Cocktails For Two", "Ebony Rhapsody", "Pennies From Heaven" and "Song of the South". He in Corona del Mar, California and was posthumously inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1970.
Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
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