Milton Ager (October 6, 1893 - May 6, 1979) was an American pianist and composer. He was the father of columnist Shana Alexander. October 6 is the 279th day of the year (280th in leap years). ... 1893 (MDCCCXCIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... May 6 is the 126th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (127th in leap years). ... This page refers to the year 1979. ... Pianist Glenn Gould, Toronto, 1974 A pianist is a person who plays the piano. ... A composer is a person who writes music. ... A columnist is a journalist who produces a specific form of writing for publication called a column. Columns appear in newspapers, magazines and the Internet. ... Shana Alexander (October 6, 1925 - June 23, 2005) was an American columnist. ...

Ager was born in Chicago, Illinois, the sixth of nine children. Leaving school with only three years of formal high-school education, he taught himself to play the piano and embarked on a career as a musician. After spending time on the Vaudeville circuit, he moved to Chicago to write music for the growing movie industry. During World War I he served as a morale officer. Flag Seal Nickname: The Windy City Motto: Urbs In Horto (Latin: City in a Garden), I Will Location Location in Chicagoland Coordinates , Government Country State Counties United States Illinois Cook, DuPage Mayor Richard M. Daley (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 606. ... A baby grand piano, with the lid up. ... Vaudeville is a style of multi-act theatre which flourished in North America from the 1880s through the 1920s. ... Chicago (officially named the City of Chicago) is the third largest city in the United States (after New York City and Los Angeles), with an official population of 2,896,016, as of the 2000 census. ... Combatants Allies: Serbia, Russia, France, Romania, Belgium, British Empire, United States, Italy, and others Central Powers: Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, Ottoman Empire Casualties Military dead: 5 million Civilian deaths: 3 million Total of dead: 8 million Military dead: 4 million Civilian deaths: 3 million Total dead: 7 million The First... Morale is a term for the capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal. ...

Milton Ager also was a music publisher in partnership with his frequent musical collaborator, lyricist Jack Yellen. He moved to Hollywood where he made a good living writing songs for film. On his passing, Milton Ager was interred in the Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery in Los Angeles. Jack Yellen (Jacek Jeleń) (July 6, 1892 - April 17, 1991) was a Polish-Jewish born American lyricist. ... ... Cemetery view looking South-East. ... This article is about the largest city in California. ...

Milton Ager was inducted into the Songwriters' Hall of Fame in 1979. The Songwriters Hall of Fame is an arm of the National Academy of Popular Music. ... This page refers to the year 1979. ...

Songs

Among the best known Milton Ager songs are:

• "Rockaway Hunt Fox Trot" (1915)
• "Erin Is Calling" (1916)
• "Tom, Dick and Harry and Jack" (1917)
• "Everything is Peaches Down in Georgia" (1918)
• "France We Have Not Forgotten You" (1918)
• "Anything is Nice" (1919)
• "Freckles" (1919)
• "There's a Lot of Blue-Eyed Marys Down in Maryland" (1919)
• "A Young Man's Fancy" (1920)
• "Nobody's Baby" (1920), his first big hit
• "Lovin' Sam" (1920)
• "Who Cares?" (1920)
• "Stay Away From Louisville Lou" (1923)
• "Hard Hearted Hannah (The Vamp Of Savannah)" (1924)
• "I Wonder What's Become of Sally" (1924)
• "I Certainly Could" (1926)
• "Hard-To-Get Gertie" (1926)
• "Ain't She Sweet?" (1927)
• "Vo-Do-De-O" (1927)
• "I Still Love You" (1928)
• "If You Don't Love Me" (1928)
• "Oh Baby" (1928)
• "Happy Days Are Here Again" (1929)
• "I May Be Wrong" (1929)
• "Some Day We'll Meet Again" (1932)

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• What's in a Name? (1920) - musical - composer
• Rain or Shine (1928) - musical - co-composer
• Murray Anderson's Almanac (1929) - revue - co-composer

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External links

• Milton Ager's entry at the Songwriters' Hall of Fame
• Milton Ager's entry at IMDb