Buddy Gard DeSylva, often credited as Buddy De Sylva, Buddy DeSylva, Bud De Sylva and B.G. DeSylva (January 27, 1895 - July 11, 1950), He was born George Gard DeSylva in New York, New York, USA, but grew up in California and attended the University of Southern California. DeSylva's first successful songs were those used by Al Jolson on Broadway in the 1918 +Sinbad production, which included "I'll Say She Does." Soon thereafter he met Jolson and in 1918, the pair went to New York and De Sylva began working as a songwriter on Tin Pan Alley. In 1925, he became one third of the songwriting team DeSylva, lyricist Brown and composer Henderson, one of the top Tin Pan Alley songwriters of the era. He also was a producer of stage and screen musicals. The writing and publishing partnership continued until 1930. The 1956 Hollywood film The Best Things in Life are Free, starring Gordon MacRae, depicted the life of the DeSylva, Brown and Henderson team. He joined ASCAP in 1920 and served on the ASCAP board of directors between 1922 and 1930. Then DeSylva relocated to Hollywood and went under contract to Fox Studios. In 1941, De Sylva became the Executive Producer at Paramount Pictures, a position he would hold until 1944. During his tenure at Paramount, he produced movies such as The Little Colonel, The Littlest Rebel, Captain January, Poor Little Rich Girl and Stowaway. He was also an uncredited exectutive producer for Double Indemnity and The Glass Key. In 1942, Johnny Mercer, Glenn Wallichs and De Sylva founded The Capitol Records company. January 27 is the 27th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1895 (MDCCCXCV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... July 11 is the 192nd day (193rd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 173 days remaining. ... 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Midtown Manhattan, looking north from the Empire State Building, 2005 New York City (officially named the City of New York) is the most populous city in the state of New York and the entire United States. ... The University of Southern California (also known as USC, SC, Southern California and Southern Cal), Californias oldest private research university, is located in the urban center of Los Angeles, California. ... Al Jolson Al Jolson (born Asa Yoelson in Seredzius, Lithuania on May 26, 1886 – October 23, 1950) was an American singer and the son of Jewish immigrants. ... Lew Brown (December 10, 1893 - February 5, 1958) was a lyricist for popular songs in the United States. ... Ray Henderson (December 1, 1896 - December 31, 1970), was a American songwriter. ... Tin Pan Alley was the name given to the collection of New York City-centered music publishers and songwriters who dominated the popular music of the United States of America in the late 19th century and the early 20th century. ... A songwriter is someone who writes the lyrics to songs, the musical composition or melody to songs, or both. ... Musical theatre (sometimes spelled theater) is a form of theatre combining music, songs, dance, and spoken dialogue. ... The musical film is a film genre in which several songs sung by the characters are interwoven into the narrative. ... Albert Gordon MacRae (born 12 March 1921 in East Orange, New Jersey, – died 24 January 1986 in Lincoln, Nebraska) was an American actor and singer, best known for his appearances in musical films of the 1950s. ... The American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP) is an organization known as a collecting society that protects intellectual property, ensuring that music which is broadcast, commercially recorded, or otherwise used for profit, pays a fee to compensate the creators of that music. ... The Paramount Pictures logo used since 2003. ... Double Indemnity is a 1944 film noir. ... The novel The Glass Key is a novel by Dashiell Hammett, said to be his favorite among his works. ... Johnny Mercer John Herndon Johnny Mercer (November 18, 1909 - June 25, 1976) was a lyricist and composer. ... Capitol Records is a major United States-based record label, owned by EMI. // History The Capitol Records company was founded by the songwriter Johnny Mercer in 1942, with the financial help of movie producer Buddy DeSylva and the business acumen of Glenn Wallichs, (1910-1971) (owner of Music City, at...

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Broadway credits

• 1919 - La La Lucille (music by George Gershwin)
• 1922 - George White's Scandals of 1922 (music by George Gershwin
• 1922 - Orange Blossoms (music by Victor Herbert)
• 1922 - The Yankee Princess (music by Emmerich Kalman)
• 1923 - George White's Scandals of 1923 (music by George Gershwin
• 1924 - Sweet Little Devil (music by George Gershwin)
• 1924 - George White's Scandals of 1924 (music by George Gershwin
• 1925 - Big Boy (music by Joseph Meyer and James Hanley)
• 1925 - Tell Me More! (co-lyricist with Ira Gershwin music by George Gershwin)
• 1925 - George White's Scandals of 1925 (DeSylva, Brown & Henderson)
• 1925 - Captain Jinks (music by Lewis Gensler)
• 1926 - George White's Scandals of 1926 (DeSylva, Brown & Henderson)
• 1926 - Queen High (music by Lewis Gensler)
• 1927 - Good News (DeSylva, Brown & Henderson)
• 1927 - Manhattan Mary (DeSylva, Brown & Henderson)
• 1928 - George White's Scandals of 1928 (DeSylva, Brown & Henderson)
• 1928 - Hold Everything! (DeSylva, Brown & Henderson)
• 1929 - Follow Thru (DeSylva, Brown & Henderson)
• 1930 - Flying High (DeSylva, Brown & Henderson)
• 1932 - Take A Chance (music by Nacio Herb Brown, Richard A. Whiting and Vincent Youmans)

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External link

• Buddy De Sylva at the Internet Broadway Database