- Composer, songwriter ("Asleep In the Deep"), lyricist, author and actor. He came to the USA in his youth, appearing in minstrel shows and joining the staff of music publishers. Joining ASCAP in 1942, his chief musical collaborators included Albert von Tilzer, Ernest Ball and 'Harry Von Tilzer', and his other popular-song compositions include "A Bird In a Gilded Cage", "Jennie Lee", "When the Bell In the Lighthouse Rings Ding Dong", "The Bird on Nellie's Hat", "You Splash Me and I'll Splash You", "When You've Had a Little Love, You Want a Little More", "The Spider and the Fly", and "The Mansion of Aching Hearts".- IMDb Mini Biography By: Louis Rugani
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