Milton Ager collection 1918-1979 (bulk 1970-1979).

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Milton Ager collection 1918-1979 (bulk 1970-1979).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/71128310

Sheet music for approximately 20 published songs, 17 songs printed but not published, and music for 100 additional titles. The later includes some combination of holograph sketches and piano-vocal scores, lyric sheets, copyist's manuscripts, ozalids, and photocopies, often accompanied by notes and or correspondence; there may be multiple versions of the same title. There is one full score orchestration. Names associated with the collection: Benny Davis, Billy Rose, Ned Wever, Jack Yellen, Shana Alexander, Dorothy Parker.

2 linear ft. (5 boxes, 250 items)

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SNAC Resource ID: 8075802

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Ager, Milton, 1893-1979

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Composer of "Happy days are here again." From the description of Autograph letter signed : LA, Ca. [Los Angeles], to James J. Fuld, 1979 Jan. 16. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270906633 Milton Ager, a popular songwriter, became a favorite of performers including Al Jolson, Sophie Tucker, and Eddie Cantor. He found his greatest successes in the 1920s, composing several iconic songs, including "Hard Hearted Hannah (The Vamp of Savannah)," "Ain't She Sweet," and "Happy Days Ar...

Davis, Benny, 1895-1979

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Lyricist and performer. From the description of Autograph card signed : [New York], to Irene [Gallagher], 1921 June 6. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270923792 ...

Wever, Ned

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Yellen, Jack, 1892-1991

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American composer and lyricist. From the description of Title page of sheet music for "The songwriter and the red head," signed by Jack Yellen (words and music) and Marion Healy, [1970]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270924826 Songwriter. From the description of Reminiscences of Jack Yellen : oral history, 1958. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122376617 ...

Parker, Dorothy, 1893-1967

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Author; interviewee married Alan Campbell. From the description of Reminiscences of Dorothy Rothschild Parker : oral history, 1959. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 86158240 Dorothy Parker was born in West End, New Jersey, in an upper-middle-class family of mixed heritage. Estranged from her parents due to her dislike of her strict, devout stepmother, she read voraciously and wrote verse. Seeking a career in literature, she worked for Vogue,...

Alexander, Shana.

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Rose, Billy, 1899-1966

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American lyricist. From the description of Autograph block of four postage stamps, each signed : [n.p.], [194-?]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270924811 ...