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Irving Actman

Overview

  • Born
    June 2, 1907 · New York City, New York, USA
  • Died
    September 24, 1967 · New York City, New York, USA
  • Birth name
    Isadore Jacob Actman

Biography

  • A composer, conductor, and arranger, he also directed and composed for TV stars including Mary Martin, Jimmy Durante, Celeste Holm, Milton Berle and Maurice Chevalier. He worked with Lew Brown, Frank Loesser, Ruth Aarons and Edgar DeLange. He conducted the orchestras for Broadway's "Guys and Dolls", "Along Fifth Avenue", and "Ballet de Paris", and composed the Broadway stage scores for "Sleepy Hollow", and "The Illustrators' Show". His songs include "A Trip in Tipperary", "Bang- The Bell Rang", "Wild Trumpets and Crazy Piano", "You Took Me Out of This World", "Who's Got A Match?", "April Can't Do This to Me", "La Pintada", "The Sky Ran Out of Stars", "Cupid's After Me", and "A Hundred Kisses From Now".
    - IMDb mini biography by: Hup234!

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  • Spouse
      Cassie Hanley(April 19, 1940 - ?) (her death, 2 children)
  • Children
      Jane Actman

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  • Father of Jane Actman.

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