Abel Green-He was an American journalist best known as the editor of Variety for forty years. Sime Silverman first hired Green as a reporter in 1918, and Green's byline first appeared on May 30, 1919. Green was responsible for the creation of much of Variety's characteristic jargon, including the 1935 headline "Sticks nix hick pix";[1] in his obituary, TIME said that if Variety was the Bible of show business, then Green "was its King James". In 1951, Green collaborated with Joe Laurie, Jr. on Show Biz: From Vaude to Video, a history of show business.
-Editor and theatrical trade reporter ('Variety'), songwriter, composer, editor, author and producer. He organized theatrical news coverage of European and South American capitols, and edited Variey since 1933. He co-authored and produced the Philco-Variety Hall of Fame. Joining ASCAP in 1952, his chief musical collaborators were Jesse Greer, Pat Ballard, Fletcher Henderson and Al Stillman. His popular-song compositions include "Variety Stomp", "Variey Is the Spice of Life", "Who's Who Are You?", "Encore", "Humming Waters" and "Blue Baby".
-Editor and theatrical trade reporter ('Variety'), songwriter, composer, editor, author and producer. He organized theatrical news coverage of European and South American capitols, and edited Variey since 1933. He co-authored and produced the Philco-Variety Hall of Fame. Joining ASCAP in 1952, his chief musical collaborators were Jesse Greer, Pat Ballard, Fletcher Henderson and Al Stillman. His popular-song compositions include "Variety Stomp", "Variey Is the Spice of Life", "Who's Who Are You?", "Encore", "Humming Waters" and "Blue Baby".
Abel Green-He was an American journalist best known as the editor of Variety for forty years. Sime Silverman first hired Green as a reporter in 1918, and Green's byline first appeared on May 30, 1919. Green was responsible for the creation of much of Variety's characteristic jargon, including the 1935 headline "Sticks nix hick pix";[1] in his obituary, TIME said that if Variety was the Bible of show business, then Green "was its King James". In 1951, Green collaborated with Joe Laurie, Jr. on Show Biz: From Vaude to Video, a history of show business.
-Editor and theatrical trade reporter ('Variety'), songwriter, composer, editor, author and producer. He organized theatrical news coverage of European and South American capitols, and edited Variey since 1933. He co-authored and produced the Philco-Variety Hall of Fame. Joining ASCAP in 1952, his chief musical collaborators were Jesse Greer, Pat Ballard, Fletcher Henderson and Al Stillman. His popular-song compositions include "Variety Stomp", "Variey Is the Spice of Life", "Who's Who Are You?", "Encore", "Humming Waters" and "Blue Baby".
-Editor and theatrical trade reporter ('Variety'), songwriter, composer, editor, author and producer. He organized theatrical news coverage of European and South American capitols, and edited Variey since 1933. He co-authored and produced the Philco-Variety Hall of Fame. Joining ASCAP in 1952, his chief musical collaborators were Jesse Greer, Pat Ballard, Fletcher Henderson and Al Stillman. His popular-song compositions include "Variety Stomp", "Variey Is the Spice of Life", "Who's Who Are You?", "Encore", "Humming Waters" and "Blue Baby".
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