Lew Pollack
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Lew Pollack was a song composer
active during the 1920s and the 1930s.
Pollack was born in New York
. Among his best known songs are "Charmaine
" and "Diane
" with Ernö Rapée
, "Miss Annabelle Lee", "Two Cigarettes in the Dark", "At the Codfish Ball" (from the Shirley Temple movie "Captain January" with Buddy Edsen), and Go In and Out The Window
, now a children's music
standard. He also collaborated with Paul Francis Webster
, Sidney Clare
, Ned Washington
and Jack Yellen
, amongst others. In 1914 he wrote "That's a Plenty
", a rag
that became an enduring Dixieland
standard. He died in Hollywood.
Lew Pollack was elected to the Songwriters Hall of Fame
in 1970.
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
active during the 1920s and the 1930s.
Pollack was born in New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
. Among his best known songs are "Charmaine
Charmaine (song)
"Charmaine" is a popular song written by Erno Rapee, with lyrics by Lew Pollack. The song was written in 1926 and published in 1927. However, Desmond Carrington on his BBC Radio 2 programme marked the song's writing as being in 1913....
" and "Diane
Diane (song)
Diane is a song by Erno Rapee and Lew Pollack originally written as a theme song for the 1927 classic silent movie Seventh Heaven. In 1928, The Nat Shilkret Orchestra had a hit with the song....
" with Ernö Rapée
Erno Rapee
Ernö Rapée was one of the most prolific American symphonic conductors in the first half of the 20th Century...
, "Miss Annabelle Lee", "Two Cigarettes in the Dark", "At the Codfish Ball" (from the Shirley Temple movie "Captain January" with Buddy Edsen), and Go In and Out The Window
Go In and Out The Window
Go In and Out The Window is a popular song composed by Hall of Fame songwriter Lew Pollack . The song remains popular today as a children's music standard....
, now a children's music
Children's music
Children's music is used here to refer to music composed and performed for children by adults. In European influenced contexts this means music, usually songs, written specifically for a juvenile audience. The composers are usually adults. Children's music has historically held both entertainment...
standard. He also collaborated with Paul Francis Webster
Paul Francis Webster
Paul Francis Webster was an American lyricist who won three Academy Awards for Best Song and was nominated sixteen times for the award.-Biography:...
, Sidney Clare
Sidney Clare
Sidney Clare was an American comedian, dancer and composer. His best known songs include "On the Good Ship Lollipop" , "You’re My Thrill" , and "Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone" .In 1929, Clare wrote his...
, Ned Washington
Ned Washington
Ned Washington was an American lyricist.-Biography:Washington was nominated for eleven Academy Awards from 1940 to 1962...
and Jack Yellen
Jack Yellen
Jack Selig Yellen was an American lyricist and screenwriter.-Life and career:Born in Poland, Yellen emigrated with his family to the United States when he was five years old. The oldest of seven children, he was raised in Buffalo, New York and began writing songs in high school...
, amongst others. In 1914 he wrote "That's a Plenty
That's a Plenty (song)
"That's a Plenty" is a 1914 ragtime piano piece composed by Lew Pollack. Lyrics by Ray Gilbert were added later to turn the ragtime piece into a vocal song . Freddy Martin and His Orchestra recorded a version of "That's A Plenty" in 1950. Sheet music from the 1950 version featuring Freddy Martin on...
", a rag
Ragtime
Ragtime is an original musical genre which enjoyed its peak popularity between 1897 and 1918. Its main characteristic trait is its syncopated, or "ragged," rhythm. It began as dance music in the red-light districts of American cities such as St. Louis and New Orleans years before being published...
that became an enduring Dixieland
Dixieland
Dixieland music, sometimes referred to as Hot jazz, Early Jazz or New Orleans jazz, is a style of jazz music which developed in New Orleans at the start of the 20th century, and was spread to Chicago and New York City by New Orleans bands in the 1910s.Well-known jazz standard songs from the...
standard. He died in Hollywood.
Lew Pollack was elected to the Songwriters Hall of Fame
Songwriters Hall of Fame
The Songwriters Hall of Fame is an arm of the National Academy of Popular Music. It was founded in 1969 by songwriter Johnny Mercer and music publishers Abe Olman and Howie Richmond. The goal is to create a museum but as of April, 2008, the means do not yet exist and so instead it is an online...
in 1970.