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Irving Mortimer Bibo

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Irving Mortimer Bibo

Birth
San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, USA
Death
2 May 1962 (aged 72)
Burial
Westwood, Los Angeles County, California, USA Add to Map
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Irving Bibo was a college song composer with songs such as "Sing UCLA" and "Stanford Scalp Song". He also wrote songs for acts such as Marlene Dietrich and Jim Burke. Some of his compositions include "Huggable Kissable You" and "March on America".
Cause of Death: Heart Attack

("Sing UCLA", "Stanford Scalp Song", "Fight On for Michigan State"), songwriter, author, publisher. He wrote songs for Broadway, and USO acts for Marlene Dietrich, Billy Gilbert, Jim Burke, and Ann Sheridan. He joined ASCAP in 1920 and was an ASCAP director in 1924-1927. His musical collaborators were Al Piantadosi, Leo Woods, and Don R. George. His compositions include "Good Night Waltz", "Sweet Little You", "My Man", "Cherie", "Am I Wasting My Time On You?", "Forever and a Day", "My Annapolis and You", "Where Are You, Girl of My Dreams?", "Do You Believe In Dreams?", "Huggable Kissable You", "Old Man Atom", "All Things Are Passing", "Ain't Nature Grand?", "Sousa's March of the Blues", and "March On America" (Freedoms Foundation Award). - IMDb Mini Biography By: Hup234!

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He wrote tunes for the Ziegfield Follies, Greenwich Village Follies and other theatricals in the 1920s, composed scores for more than 300 motion pictures, and composed college songs including "Sing UCLA." The collection consists of letters, photographs, clippings, scrapbook, song books, and sheet music related to Bibo's career as a songwriter and composer.

Background: Irving Bibo was born in San Francisco, California, August 22, 1889; he wrote tunes for the Ziegfield Follies, Greenwich Village Follies, and other theatricals in the 1920s; came to Los Angeles in the 1930s where he composed scores for more than 300 motion pictures; he also composed college songs including “Sing UCLA,” the “Stanford scalp song,” and the “Michigan State college marching song”.

Irving's father Nathan immigrated to the United States from Brakl, Westphalia, Germany, and settled in New Mexico Territory, where he and his brothers operated various businesses, including trading posts and sutlering for the US Army.

Son of Nathan Bibo and Flora Bibo
Husband of Aline Eleanor Bibo and Gertrude Bibo
Father of Bobette Gugliotta
Brother of Ruth Helen Amshel; Walter Joseph Bibo; Reina Louise Bibo and Samuel Bibo
Irving Bibo was a college song composer with songs such as "Sing UCLA" and "Stanford Scalp Song". He also wrote songs for acts such as Marlene Dietrich and Jim Burke. Some of his compositions include "Huggable Kissable You" and "March on America".
Cause of Death: Heart Attack

("Sing UCLA", "Stanford Scalp Song", "Fight On for Michigan State"), songwriter, author, publisher. He wrote songs for Broadway, and USO acts for Marlene Dietrich, Billy Gilbert, Jim Burke, and Ann Sheridan. He joined ASCAP in 1920 and was an ASCAP director in 1924-1927. His musical collaborators were Al Piantadosi, Leo Woods, and Don R. George. His compositions include "Good Night Waltz", "Sweet Little You", "My Man", "Cherie", "Am I Wasting My Time On You?", "Forever and a Day", "My Annapolis and You", "Where Are You, Girl of My Dreams?", "Do You Believe In Dreams?", "Huggable Kissable You", "Old Man Atom", "All Things Are Passing", "Ain't Nature Grand?", "Sousa's March of the Blues", and "March On America" (Freedoms Foundation Award). - IMDb Mini Biography By: Hup234!

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He wrote tunes for the Ziegfield Follies, Greenwich Village Follies and other theatricals in the 1920s, composed scores for more than 300 motion pictures, and composed college songs including "Sing UCLA." The collection consists of letters, photographs, clippings, scrapbook, song books, and sheet music related to Bibo's career as a songwriter and composer.

Background: Irving Bibo was born in San Francisco, California, August 22, 1889; he wrote tunes for the Ziegfield Follies, Greenwich Village Follies, and other theatricals in the 1920s; came to Los Angeles in the 1930s where he composed scores for more than 300 motion pictures; he also composed college songs including “Sing UCLA,” the “Stanford scalp song,” and the “Michigan State college marching song”.

Irving's father Nathan immigrated to the United States from Brakl, Westphalia, Germany, and settled in New Mexico Territory, where he and his brothers operated various businesses, including trading posts and sutlering for the US Army.

Son of Nathan Bibo and Flora Bibo
Husband of Aline Eleanor Bibo and Gertrude Bibo
Father of Bobette Gugliotta
Brother of Ruth Helen Amshel; Walter Joseph Bibo; Reina Louise Bibo and Samuel Bibo


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