The motion picture almanac (1931)

1931 The MOTION PICTURE ALMANAC MUSIC PUBLISHERS. BERMAN. BEN: b. Chicago. 111.. December 29. 1897 ; h. 5 feet 6 inches: black hair and dark brown eyes: w. 145 pounds; p. Libbie and Victor Herman; e. Polytechnic High, Los Angeles; m. Mollie Solomon, nonprofessional. Employed by DeSylva. Brown and Henderson. Inc.. as Pacific Coast manager. Experience in the music field seventeen years. BOSLEY. SIG.: b. Chicago. 111.. December 9. 1888; h. 5 feet 6 inches; light hair and blue eyes; w. ICS pounds; p. Bertha and Emanuel Bosley; e. Springer high school. Chicago 111. ; m. Alice Coons, non-professional. He has had nineteen years of experience in the music field, seven with Shapiro. Bernstein & Co., three with Jos. YV. Stern & Co.. and eight with Forster Music I*ublishing, Inc. BR EG MA N, JACK J.: b. Russia. October 29. 1898; h. 5 reet 7 inches; brown hair and eyes; w. 170 pounds; p. Mr. and Mrs. .1. Bregman: e. Townsend Harris high school: not marr.ed: hy. golf. General manager of Bobbins Music Corporation. With the concern for the past seventeen years. CASTLE. CHARLES: b. San Francisco. CaL. March 26. 1892; h. 5 feet 4 inches; black hair and brown eyes; w. 133 pounds; p. Sarah and Max Castle; not married; hy. golfing, fishing and hunting. Has had experience in the music field representing Ager. Yellen & Bomstein. Harms. Inc.. and Waterson. Berlin & Snyder, and Bobbins Music Corporation. CHANDLER. WILLIAM: b. Philadelphia. Pa.. January 7. 189(1; h. 5 feet 7 Inches; black hair and gray eyes; w. 100 jxninds; p. Bessie and Samuel Chandler; e. public school of Philadelphia. Pa. ; On. non-professional; hy. working. Employed by the Bobbins Music Corporation as profess. onal manager. Has had sixteen years of experience in the music field. OE SYLVA. BUDDY: b. New York City. 1897: e. Los Angeles high school; Is married. "Al Jolson heard Buddy sing 'N'Everythlng,' thought his voice was rotten but the song good, discovered he had written it. bought it and took him to New York to do some more." Wrote "California. Here I Come," "Alabamv Bound," "April Showers," and others which made Jolson popular. Worked on a couple of Zlcgfeld shows and others. Teamed up with I*ew Brown and Bay Henderson and they wrote "Manhattan Mary." They also wrote George White's "Scandals of 1925,'' with such songs hits as "Black Bottom." "Birth of the Blues." "This Is My Lucky Day": wrote "Hold Everything." "Good News." "Three Cheers." "Follow Thru." Organized their own publishing firm to print theirs and others' songs. Signed hy Wlnfleld Sheehan for Fox Movietone. Wrote and produced "Sunny Side I'p." which glorified Janet Gaynor. Charles Farrell. El Brendel and Marjorie White. Wrote "Flying High." Under contract to Fox Movietone as producers, first picture under new contract being musical comedy "Just Imagine." FLAHERTY. PATRICK J.: b. Washington. D. C. March 8. 1897: h. G feet 2 inches: black hair and blue eyes; w. 210 pounds: p Mary L. and Michael J. Flaherty; e. Dean Academy. Franklin. Mass.; m. Dorothea Fugazy; hy. football, baseball and flying. General manager of Sterling Songs. Inc. GIBLIN. DICK: b. San Francisco. Cal. . December 10. 1900; h. 5 feet 34 inches; brown hair and dark blue eyes; w. 125 pounds: p Mary Biggs and William Gihlin: e. St. Ignatius. San Francisco. Cal.. Notre Dame. South Bend. Inil. : m. Msrgaret Wilson, professional: hy. horseback riding. Employed by DeSvlva. Brown and Henderson. Inc.. as assistant to Ben Bertnan. Exiierlence in the music field nine years. lie never has written any songs. GOLDBERG. BEN: b. Boston. Mass.. January 23. 1905; h. 5 feet 9 inches: red hair and blue eyes; w. 105 pounds: p. Ethel and John Goldberg; e English high school of Boston: hy music. Employed by the Bobbins Music Cori»orat on as New England representative. Has had twelve years of extierlence In the music field GOLDENBERG. JEANETTE: h. Philadelphia. Pa. March 15. 1904; h. 5 feet 0 Inches: black hair and dark brown eyes; w. 135 pound*; P. Bae and Mycr Miller; e. Downey high. Downey. Cal.: m. Al Goldenberg, non-professional : hy. teaching radio singers; DeSvlva. Brown and Henderson songs. Employed by DeSylva. Brown and Henderson. Inc.. as secretary to Berman. In the music field for ten years. H0CH. HARRY: b. New York City.. December 1. 1893: h. 5 feet 7 Inches: brown hair and eyes: w 100 pounds; p. Marie Philipplna Wllkens and Harry Booh; e. Boys' Commercial high school; m. Ilosalic Itudden. Has had nineteen years of experience In the music field. Wrote the following songs: "Some Day We'll Meet Again." "I Wonder If You Still Care for Me." "Stolen Kisses" 'There Must Be a Way to Love You." "The Golden West and You" and "At the Blver's End " HOROWITZ, WILLIAM: b. New York City. January 8. 1890; h. 5 feet 4 inches: dark hair and blue eyes: w. 100 pounds: p. Dora and Jacob Horowitz; not married: hy. master of ceremonies at benefits and on the radio. Employed by Donaldson. Douglas and Gumble. Inc.. as western manager. Extierlence In the music field In every branch for nineteen years. Formerly with Witmark, T. B. Harms. Broadway, Waterson and In business for himself under the name of Berlin and Horowitz. Inc. KEIT, JEROME. H.: b. New York City. July 4. 1880: h. 5 feet 5 inches: black hair and brown eyes; w. 100 pounds: e. DeWitt Clinton High School, of New York and Columbia College: m. Lillian Slmonds, non-professional: hy. golf, his two sons, and picking song hits. President of Bemlck Music Corporation. Experience In the music field twenty-six years with the above firm. KELLY. NEWTON S. : b. Greenville. Texas. December 27. 1891; h. 6 feet: brown hair and blue eyes; w. 190 pounds; p. Isabella and Patrick James Kelly; e. Greenville high school: m. Wava Bailey, non-professional; hy. singing and boxing. San Francisco representative of Bobbins Music Corporation. Experience in the music field consists of twenty years entertaining and two years as a representative. KELTON. FRANK B. : h. Warsaw. Poland. July 4. 1899; h. 5 feet 7 Inches: brown hair and blue eyes; w. 145 pounds; p. Ethel and David Kelton: e. Paderevskt public school. Warsaw. Poland. De Witt fTnton high school. New York City: not married; hy. 100 per cent promotion and exploitation. Promotion manager of Bobbins Music Corporation. Has bad n ne years of experience in the music field. From 1921) to 1923 with the Jack Mills Music Company, from 1923 to 1928 with Harms. Inc.. and from 1928 to 1929 with Famous Music Corporation, then to Bobbins Music Corporation, and now is general manager for Davis, Cools and Engel. Inc. KESSELL. HARRY: b. Kansas City. Mo.. December 29. 1897; h. 5 reet 8 inches; dark ha.r and b.ue eyes; w. 1S5 pounds; p. Bessie and John Kessell; m. Phoebe Larson, non-professional ; hy. golf. Employed by Leo Feist. Incorporated, as manager of the Kansas City office. Has had fifteen years of experience in the music fie.d. and has written some songs. LEE. HAROLD: b. New York City. August 10. 1901; h. 5 feet 10 inches' blond hair and blue eyes; w. 170 pounds; p. Anna and Henry V. Lee; e. DeWitt Clin ton high school and Columbia College. New York City; m. Olga Gabler. non-profess.onal ; hy. golf, music, baseball and football. Present employment, in business with his father, as manager. Experience in the music field with Sherman Clay and company, as Chicago representative, and with M. Witmark and Sons, as midwestern representative. LERNER. SAMUEL M.: b. Bumania. January 28. 1903: h. 5 feet 24 inches; p. Sarah and Abraham Lerner; e. Detroit Central h.gh school and College of the City of Detroit; not married; hy. writing song~. discussing theatricals and football. Employed by Famous Music Company. Experience in music field, songwriting, special material for acts, and nearly two years in employ of DeSylva. Brown and Henderson. Inc. He has written the following songs: 'The Pump Song." published by Shapiro Bernstein: "By the Sign of the Rose" and "Nobody Worries 'Bout Me." Leo Feist. Inc.; "WsltH You See Cecelia," Clarence Williams: "Lovely One." "Love Plays a Game." 1 .My Conversational Man" and "An Out-or-the-Way Little Love Nest." published by DeSylva. Brown and Henderson. Inc.. also "In the Hush of the Night." "I Fell in Love with You." and "Slow Caravan." by Geo. and Arthur Piantadosi. Inc.. and "Funny What a Little Kiss Will Do!" by Joe HLUer music company. LEWIS. EDDIE: b. August 12. 1886; h. 5 feet 5 inches; black hair and brown eyes: w. 1G7 pounds: p. Lottie and Joseph Lewis; e. various schools at different towns; m. Charlotte Cook, professional; hy. golf, swimming, boxing, and reading good books. Owner of Grossman and Lewis. Has had 21 years of experience in the music field. Wrote "Carolina Sunshine." and other songs. L0TTMAN. GEORGE D.: b. New York City. October 4. 1899: h. 5 feet 7 Inches; brown hair and eyes: w. 155 pounds; p. Freda and Harry Uittman; e. De Witt Clinton high school and Columbia College: m. Betty, non-professional. Employed by Bobbins Music Corporation. Bogcr Wolfe. Kalin. B. A. Holfe. and Bichmond Music Corporation as general freelance publicity and Advertising man. Has had 11 years of experience In the music field. McCAULEY. E. J.: b. Troy. N. Y.. February 25. 1880: h. 5 feet 84 Inches: light hair and blue eves: w. 201 pounds: p. Alice and John McCauley : e. Troy high school and Troy academy: m. Edna Jones Clawell, non-professional : hy. fishing and all outdoor sports. Employed hy Itemick Music Corporation as general manager of branch offices. Extierlence in the music field of 25 years with Bemlck company. Mclaughlin. Charles g.. h. New York citv. July 28. 1902: h. 54 feet 8 inches: dark brown hair anil brown eyes; w. 132 pounds : p. Marianne and Patrick Mclaughlin: e. LaSalle Academy of New York City; not married: hy. all -ports and singing. Employed by the Bobbins Music Conioration as salesman. Has had eleven years of experience In the music field MILLER. ROBERT: b. New York City. April 20. 1892: h. 5 feet 11 Inches; brown eyes and black hair: w. 210 pounds: p. Rose and Isador Miller: e. public school 33: m. Bae Perlman. non-professional: hy. golf, fishing, swimming and pinochle. Eighteen years in music field. With M. Witmark and Sons, radio and orchestra mansger. MORRIS. EDWIN H. : b. Pittsburgh. Pa.. Do in ber 18. 1906; h. 5 feet 10 Inches: blue eyes and black hair: w. 150 pounds: p. Uda and Sam Morris: e. St. Johns Manllus high school, college work at Syracuse. N. Y*. ; m. Carlyn D. Nathan, non-professional: hy. boats, golf. With Warner Bros., as vice-president of Music Publisher's Holding Corporation. PARRISH. CLARENCE F. : b. Mt. Sterling. Ohio. November 11. 1896; h. 5 feet 8 inches; brown hair and blue eyes: w. 190 pounds: p. Flora and Elmer Parrish; e. Ijake high school. Chicago. 111. ; m. Hose May. nonprofessional: hy. golf, football and music. Employed by M. Witmark A Sons as western manager of standard and educational departments: also handles sales. Experience In the music field as professional, radio pianist, salesman and exploitation. PINCUS. GEORGE: b. Chicago. Illinois. June 12. 1902: h. 5 feet 10 Inches: brown hair and blue eves; w. 150 pounds; p. Rebecca and Isaac Plncus: e. Marshall high school: m Florena Conn, non professional : hy. bridge, playing songs, and golf. Employed by Leo Feist. Inc.. as manager of the film department. Has had thirteen years of music field experience and wrote the song entitled. "When I Found You." PRAGER. BERNARD: b. New York City. September 5. 1897; h. 5 feet « inches: black hair and blue eyes; w. 150 pounds: p. Sarah and Joseph Prager; e public school and Morris high school of New York City; m. Meryle I«aventhal. non-professional. Employed by Bobbins Music Corporation as sales manager. Has had nineteen years of exiierlence In the music field. Started in 1912 with Jos. W. Stem & Co.. as errand bov. and made his first trip "on the road" when 16 years old. PRESS. MORRIS: b. New Y'ork City. August 16. 1901: h. 5 feet 74 Inches: black hair and brown eyes: w. 150 pounds: p. Ida Herbert and Charles Press; e. Brooklyn Boys' high school and New Y'ork University: not married. Employed by Paramount Publix as head of the music department at the Paramount home office. Also home office representative, contacting studios and various musical activities of Paramount, including Famous Music Corporation. Formerly connected with the history department of New "That Diverting Organ Duo" Featuring THEIR FAMOUS "Baby Console" Second Year FOX DE LUXE THEATRES "ORIGINALITY" in "SHOWMANSHIP" HAL FRIEDMAN Publix Morion Theatre Dorrhf*lrr 19 HELENE GEORGE HELLER & RILEY "Musical Comedy Favorites" Presentation Dir. — Max Turner — Wm. Morris Agy., Chicago R K O Vaudeville— Miles Engals— Jack Curtis Off.. N. Y. C.