The motion picture almanac (1931)

434 The MOTION PICTURE ALMANAC 1931 "Mavtime." "When We Are Together." "Mummy Mine. I'll Keep on Loving You." "Were You Sincere." "Lovely Little Silhouette," "Havana." "When You Fall in Love. Fall in Love with Me." "With the Help of the Moon." "Are Y'ou Blue." "For Y'our Caresses." "I Do. Do Y'ou." "I'll See You Thru." "Sleepy Hollow Home." "Beneath Venetian Skies." and others; wrote songs for "Sketch Book" and other Darl Carroll shows; was under contract to Radio pictures; also has been under contract with Harms, Al Jolson and Buddy DeSylva. RUBY. HARRY: r. n. Harry Rubinstein: b. New York City, January 27. 1895: h. 5 feet 11 inches; brown hair and eyes; w. 146 pounds: p. Tobia and Barnett Rubinstein, non-professionals: hy. baseball. Always admired Bert Kalmar in vaudeville and his first job was under Kalmar in a music publishing house. Five years later Kalmar and Ruby wrote a song together. It was So Long Oolong." This was followed bv "Who's Sorry Now," "Sunny Tennessee" and others too numerous to list. Eight years ago they worked together on their first musical show in New Y'ork. Went to Hollywood to write musical shows and song numbers for the talkies. Their first important work was "The Cuckoos" for RKO. Also wrote the screen story and songs for "Check and Double Check." Amos V Andy film. SANTLY. HENRY W.: b. New York, October 23. 1S90" h 5 feet 9 inches; brown hair and eyes: w. 145 pounds; p Esther and Harry Santly; ,e. DeWitt Clinton high school of New Y'ork; not married: hy. golf and radio singers. Vice presdent of Santly Bros. Inc. PAT LANE Versatile Master of Ceremonies WARNER BROTHERS CIRCUIT Many Thanks — Harry Kalmein, Clem Murphy and Joe Lefkowitz Has about sixteen years of experience in the music field. Wrote the following songs for Feist: "Will You Remember Me." "What Good Is Good-Morning." "We Danced Till Dawn." for Berlin. "Put Your Arms Where They Belong": for Jack Bobbins. "Marie." and for Remick, "Don't Leave Me. Mammy." SANTLY. JOSEPH H.: b. New York, August 21, 1886: h. 5 feet 7 inches: brown hair; w. 130 pounds; p. Esther and Harry Santly; e. DeWitt Clinton high school. New York City; married; hy. golf, tennis, fishing and horses. President of Santly Bros. Has had thirty years of experience in the music field. Worked for M Witmark in 1900, also for Helf and Hager, Maurice Shapiro. Leo Feist J. H. Remick and Company, and Irving Berlin. Inc. Wrote the following songs for Feist. "Hawaiian Butterfly," "Mother, Dixie and Y'ou," and "Friends," for Remick "Yes. Yes In Your Eyes." "Taimiai Trail," and "Joy Bells." SANTLY, LESTER: b. New York City. April 2, 1894; h. 5 feet 9M inches; brown hair and eyes: w. 105 pounds; p. Esther and Harry' Santly; e. DeWitt Clinton high school: m. Agnes Helene West, non-professional; hy. golf, bridge, and football. Secretary and treasurer of Santly Bros. Has had sixteen years of experience in the music field. Wrote the following songs: "I'm Nobody's Baby," "Heart of Wetona." "Heigh-Lee Heish-Lo." "All That I Need Is Y'ou. "Looking Good but Feeling Bad." "I'm Gonna Dance With the Guy Wot Brung Me." SCHUSTER, IRA: b. New York City. October 13. 1889" h 5 feet 5 inches; dark brown hail and gray eyes" w 108 pounds; p Sarah and Moses Schuster; m 'Minnie, non-professional. Employed by Warner Bros, as manager. He has written songs for Witmark and Sons. SCHWARTZ, ART: r. n. Arthur A. Schwartz; b. Newark. N. J.. February 17. 19<i2; h. 5 feet 4 inches; black hair and brown-green eyes; w. 125 pounds; p. Martha and Samuel C. Schwartz, nonprofessionals; e. Central high school. Newark. N. J.. Billings Poly. Institue. Billings. Mont.; m. Anne G.. non-prof ess.onal, hy. work. SHERW1N, STERLING: Writer of sketches and stories, and is a member of the American Society of Authors. Composers and Publishers. He has written "•Melancholy Mama." "So Sweet," and many others. Collaborated with Al Dubin on "Votes to Men, a musical farce play that was produced in 1930 Has written for Paramount. World Wide Christie and ottnrs. Songs have been published by Harms, Sherman and Clay publishers. SMITH EDGAR : b. Brooklyn. N. Y.. December 9. 1S57 • e Pennsylvania Military Academy at Chester. Pa. 'He is under contract to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer as music writer. SPIER LARRY: b. New Y'ork City. April 3. 1901; b 5 feet 10 ',4 inches; brown hair and gray eyes; w. 170 pounds; pT Hoitense and David Spier; e. Townsend Harris high school and City College of New York; m. Mildred Lew, non-professional; hy. writing and publishing songs. Employed by Paramount as executive in charge of Famous Music Co. Has had sixteen vears of experience in the music field. Wrote the following songs: "Memory Lane." "Was It a Dream "Some Day " "A Night of Love." "Haunting Melody. "One Summer Night." "I Never Knew What the Moonlight Could Do." "You Want Lovin . When the Real Tiling Comes Your Way," and many others for Paramount. STAFFORD. ALBERT A.: b. Buffalo. N. Y.. October 25 1900; h. 5 feet 6 inches: light brown hair and blue eyes" w 135 pounds; p. Mabel and Lewis Stafford" e Edson high school, in Canada: m. Mary, non-professional: hy. song writing, music publishings and revising. Experience in the music field consists of six vears in publishing and four years in leading an orchestra. Wrote the following songs:__ "Azila Night. "Somebody's Lonesome" and "Lovins." STRAUS. OSCAR: b. A'ienna, Austria, 1870; e. in Vienna: m. non-professional. Was conductor in Vienna and Berlin until 1900. when he retired to devote his entire time to composition. Among his better known works are: "A Waltz Dream." "The Last Waltz." "Teresina." "The Chocolate Soldier." "Die I.ustigen-Nibelungen." "Naughty Riauette." "Cleopatra" and "Konegin." Went to Hollywood to write original operettas for First National. TIERNEY. HARRY: b. Perth Amboy. N. J., May 21. 1894 h 6 feet; dark brown hair and brown eyes: w. 1G5 pounds; p. Catherine Elizabeth Morrissey and Patrick Henry Tiernev; e. Perth Amboy high school. N. J., and Virgil Conservatory of Music in New York City: m Ava Maria Lowry. non-professional; hy. all sports, especially golf and tennis. Employed by RKO studios as composer. He is the composer of the music for "Follow Me." "Irene." "Up She Goes." Dick Betts ' 1 Playing and Si?iging His W 'ay Into the Hearts of His Stamford Audience" PUBLIX PALACE THEATRE Stamford, Conn. "Kid Boots." "The Royal Vagabond." four editions of Ziegfeld's Follies and "Rio Rita." Also for Shuberts Winter Garden shows. Also for the following pictures: "Rio Rita." and "Dixiana." for RKO films and "Half Shot at Sunrise." TIOMKIN, DIMITRI: b. Petrograd, Russia; h. 6 feet; black hair and brown eyes; w. 165 pounds; e. University of Petersburg and Conservatory of Music; in. Albertina Rasch. professional; hy. swimming and shooting. Employed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer as composer. First concert pianist to play "Rhapsody in Blue." Wrote music for "Lord Byron of Broadway." also special numbers for "Battle of the Ladies." Complete score for Morris Gest's "Aha." Went on concert tour to Havana, Cuba. VERNON, DUKE: r. n. Bladimiz Dukilsky; b. Pskoff, Russia, October 10. 1903; h. 5 feet IIV2 inches; dark hair and brown eyes; w. 170 pounds; e. in Russia at college and Vier Conservatory of Music. Specialized in music composition; hy. swimming and fencing. Appeared in "Zephyr and Flora" ballet produced by Diaghilew (1925), Monte Carlo, Paris. London. Berlin. Barcelona; two symphonies played in Paris also by Boston Symphony, musical comedies in London. "Yvonne" (1926). The "Y'ellow Mask" (book by Edgar Wallace. 1927-28). "Open Your Eyes." (192930), four numbers in the current "Garrick Gaieties," N. Y. Entered motion picture field in April. 1930. Wrote music for "Laughter" (starring Nancy Carroll). "Honeymoon" (Erich von Strobeim). "Follow Thru" (arrangement), also two shorts (Alice Boulder and Muriel D'Or). VINCENT, NAT: b. Kansas City, Mo.. November 6, 1890; h. 5 feet 10 inches; black hair and eyes; w. 140 pounds; p. Madge Morgan and Nathaniel Vincent; e. Erasmus Hall. Brooklyn, N. Y., and Betts Military. Stamford. Conn. ; hy. master musical works, golf, airplanes, speed boats and outdoor sports. Experience in the music field since 1911. Has written the following songs for J. H. Remick Co.: "Railroad Rag." "La Veeda" and "I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles"; for Leo Feist, Inc., "I know What It Means to Be Lonesome"; "Naughty, Naughty, Naughty" (Shapiro Bernstein Co., "Old Bill Bailey Plays Ukelele" (Broadway Music Corp.), "Pucker Up and Whistle" (Fred Fisher. Inc.). "You Can't Fool an Old Horse Fly" (Harry Von Tilzer). "Liza" (T. B. Hanus Co.) Joined Fowler Studios as song writer. WARD, EDDIE: b. St. Louis. Mo.; h. 5 feet 10 inches; brown hair and eyes; w. 149 pounds: p. Jeannette and Edward Ward, professionals: e. McKinley high school and Beethoven School of Music: not married; hy. horses. Song writing experience: Wrote show in London for Jack Hulbert's "Clowns in Clover," wrote all Cliff Edwards (Ukulele Ike) numbers, all specialty numbers in "Lady Be Good" and "Sunny," conducted Irene Bordoni"s plays, also the plays for Maurice the dancer and Moss & Fontana. He wrote the following songs: "Who Takes Care of the Caretaker's Daughter" and "Dreaming of a Castle in the Air." Also wrote the material for the following pictures: "Paris." "No. No. Nanette." "Isle of Escape," "Show of Shows" and "Lady in Ermine." Went under contract Warner-First National in 1929. WARREN. CHARLES E. : b. Brooklyn. N. Y.. December 27, 1894; h. 5 feet 4 inches; brown eyes and dark brown hair; w. 130 pounds; p. Marie and Anthony; hy. driving, golf, baseball, football and boxing. Was manager for Clark & Leslie, music publisher, assistant manager for Remick Music Corporation, manager for Donaldson, Douglas and Gumble. manager. Remick Music Corporation. Vaudeville, actor in musical comedy. Wrote the following songs: "Can't We Be Sweethearts All Over Again." "The Boogey-Man." and several songs published by Shapiro. Bernstein. WARREN. HARRY: b. Brooklyn, N. Y'.. December 24. 1893; h. 5 feet G inches; black hair and brown eyes; w. 160 pounds; p. Marie and Anthony Warren; e. Commercial high. Brooklyn, N. Y'. ; m. Josephine Winsler. non-professional: hy. football, baseball and golf. Employed by Remick Music Corporation as staff composer. Has had eight years experience in the music field. Wrote the following songs: "Away Down South in Heaven," "I Love My Baby." "Old Man Sunshine." "Where the Shv Little Violets Grow." "Here We Are" and "Wobbly Walk." WASHINGTON. NED: r. n. Edward Michael Washington; b. Norfolk. Va.. August 15. 1901; h. 5 feet 7 inches; brown hair and blue eyes; w. 125 pounds; p. Kathryn and Michael Edward Washington, nonprofessionals; e. Norfolk high school; 111. Anne Harrison, professional ; hy. horsemanship, golf, tennis and swimming. Stage experience as master of ceremonies and producer of acts. No screen experience. Music experience: interpolated numbers in seventh edition of Earl Carroll's "Vanities." Wrote the score for the following films: for First National. "Forward Pass." "Little Johnny Jones." "No. No. Nan tte" : for Warner Brothers. "Tiger Rose." "Lilies of the Field." "Show of Shows" and "Hello Baby." and also numerous popular songs. The co-writer of book music and lyrics of unpublished musical play. "The Rainbow Rhapsody." Went under contract to Warner-First National. WHITE. ELMORE: b. New York City. June 6. 1889; h. 5 feet 8 inches: gray eyes; w. 1G5 pounds: mother. Bessie White; e. Erasmus high school: hy. golf, foothall, fights, horse racing. Experience with Shapiro Bernstein. Remick. DeSylva. Brown and Henderson. With Warner Brothers (DeSylva. Brown and Henderson Music Corp.), professional manager. Wrote the following songs: "When He Gave Me You. Mother of Mine." "I Know." "Niobe." "Gee But I'm Lonesome for Y'ou." WHITING. RICHARD A.: b. Peoria. 111.. November 12. 1S92: h. 5 feet 7 inches; brown hair and gray eyes; w. 130 pounds: p. Blossom and Frank K. Whiting, composer: e. grammar school in Peoria, then Harvard Military Academy. I*os Angeles: m. Eleanore Y'oungblood. and has one child: hy. golfing. Began hi9 career as sheet music clerk in Los Angeles music store. Gained recognition as comiioscr and was placed under contract by Jerome Remick. where he remained for years, living in Detroit. Composed music for the following popular songs: "Till We Meet Again." "Mammy's Little Coal Black Rose." "Where the Black Eyed Susans Grow." "Sleepy Time Gal." "Japanese Sandman," "Ixmise." "Honey." "Sweeter Than Sweet." "She's Funny That Way." and "Alma Mammy," Also composed numbers for the following shows: "George White's Scandals." "Chatter Box Revue." "Overseas Revue." "Innocents of Paris." "Close Harmony." "The Dance of Life." "Sweetie" and "Let's Go NatiTe."