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Beth Slater Whitson

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Beth Slater Whitson Famous memorial

Birth
Goodrich, Hickman County, Tennessee, USA
Death
26 Apr 1930 (aged 50)
Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA
Burial
Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA GPS-Latitude: 36.2357407, Longitude: -86.7204971
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Songwriter. She was born in Goodrich, Hickman County, Tennessee. She wrote or co-wrote over four hundred songs, short stories and poems. Many of her writings appeared in early twentieth century periodicals. In 1909 she wrote her first major hit song, "Meet Me in Dreamland Tonight". This song was made famous in 1949 when it appeared in the movie "In the Good Old Summertime". In 1910 she wrote the lyrics to her most popular song, "Let Me Call you Sweetheart". It is recognized as one of the all time sheet music best sellers and was honored by the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2001. She died in Nashville.
Songwriter. She was born in Goodrich, Hickman County, Tennessee. She wrote or co-wrote over four hundred songs, short stories and poems. Many of her writings appeared in early twentieth century periodicals. In 1909 she wrote her first major hit song, "Meet Me in Dreamland Tonight". This song was made famous in 1949 when it appeared in the movie "In the Good Old Summertime". In 1910 she wrote the lyrics to her most popular song, "Let Me Call you Sweetheart". It is recognized as one of the all time sheet music best sellers and was honored by the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2001. She died in Nashville.

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  • Added: Sep 1, 2000
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/12091/beth_slater-whitson: accessed ), memorial page for Beth Slater Whitson (1 Dec 1879–26 Apr 1930), Find a Grave Memorial ID 12091, citing Spring Hill Cemetery, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.