Although a number of references believe Robert Mellin to have been born in Surrey, England in 1902, his obituary notices finally clarified that he was born in Kiev, Ukraine, and brought to England as a baby, albeit for a short stay. His father, 39-year-old tailor Joseph Melnikoff together with wife Anna (28) and one-year-old Robert were en route to America, eventually settling in Chicago. Robert began his career in the music business as a songplugger for Remick Music in Chicago, eventually being...
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