Dale Wimbrow
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Dale Wimbrow was an American composer, radio artist and writer. He is best known for the poem, The Guy in the Glass, written in 1934.
. He studied at Western Maryland College until World War I.
Wimbrow established the Indian River News newspaper in June 1948. It was published until September 1966, 12 years after his death in 1954, carried on by his wife.
passed between people, and the author's credit was often dropped, leading to inquiries as to the author in newspapers as early as 1938.
Ann Landers printed the poem in her column on October 5, 1983, incorrectly attributing it to an anonymous man who died as a result of struggles with drug abuse. Landers received numerous letters that attributed or claimed different authorship of the poem, but only one of the letters published in her December 5, 1983, column correctly identified the author as Wimbrow and it was credited by Ann Landers as the true author.
Dale Wimbrow Park, in Roseland, Florida
, is named in his honor.
Songs:
Early life and education
Peter Dale Wimbrow was born June 6, 1895, in Whaleyville, MarylandWhaleyville, Maryland
Whaleyville is a census-designated place in Worcester County, Maryland, United States. The population was 124 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Whaleyville is located at ....
. He studied at Western Maryland College until World War I.
Career
Wimbrow's early career was in music and radio. Under his own name and as Old Pete Daley of Whaleysville, he became known for his records and radio performances with orchestras.Wimbrow established the Indian River News newspaper in June 1948. It was published until September 1966, 12 years after his death in 1954, carried on by his wife.
The Guy in the Glass
Wimbrow wrote The Guy in the Glass for publication in The American Magazine in 1934. The poem became a popular clippingClipping (publications)
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passed between people, and the author's credit was often dropped, leading to inquiries as to the author in newspapers as early as 1938.
Ann Landers printed the poem in her column on October 5, 1983, incorrectly attributing it to an anonymous man who died as a result of struggles with drug abuse. Landers received numerous letters that attributed or claimed different authorship of the poem, but only one of the letters published in her December 5, 1983, column correctly identified the author as Wimbrow and it was credited by Ann Landers as the true author.
Marriage and children
Wimbrow married Dorothy Livezy, a radio writer and producer. The couple had two children, Sally Dale Wimbrow and Peter Dale Wimbrow, Jr..Death and afterward
Wimbrow died in January 1954. He was interred at Dale Cemetery in Whaleyville, Maryland.Dale Wimbrow Park, in Roseland, Florida
Roseland, Florida
Roseland is a census-designated place in Indian River County, Florida, United States. The population was 1,775 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Sebastian–Vero Beach Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...
, is named in his honor.
Published works
- A Sardine and A Cracker (Washburn Printing Co., 1931)
- Swamp Cabbage and Angel Wings (Stuart News, 1953)
Songs:
- Country Bred and Chicken Fed (1926)
- Every Moon's A Honeymoon (1929)
- The Good Old Eastern Shore
- Old Fashioned Locket (1927)
- Oshkosh
- Roll Off'a My Green
- Sleepy Town
- So Long North (I'm Headin' South)
- Wife O'mine