Composer ("I'm Popeye the Sailor Man", "Is It True What They Say About Dixie?"), author, songwriter and publisher, he emigrated to the US in 1910 and was educated at Wayne University. He wrote special material for vaudeville singers including Sophie Tucker, and from 1928 was a music-publishing executive. Moving to London in 1936, he wrote the London stage scores for 'Going Greek' and 'Hide and Seek', plus songs for British films. In 1938, he returned to America and joined the Dramatists Guild, w...
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