Bergersen, Baldwin, 1914-2000

Born 1914. Composer and entertainer at the piano. Died of cancer on April 17, 2000 at age 86. He was born of American parents in Vienna, and resided in Manhattan. He composed music for a number of shows that were produced in New York and London, including ''All in Fun'' (1940), ''Carib Song'' (1945), the series entitled ''New Faces'' produced by Leonard Sillman in the 1930's and 1940's, and ''Small Wonder'' (1948). His song ''Love and I'' was on Your Hit Parade for ten weeks; ''That Man and Woman Thing'' became Bill Robinson's signature dance tune, and ''Sleep, Baby, Don't Cry'' was recorded by Bobby Short. Baldwin Bergersen was an accomplished arranger and performer of popular songs, especially Gershwin, and remained active almost until the end of his life.