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Harry Armstrong(1879-1951)

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Songwriter ("Sweet Adeline"), composer, singer, pianist, prizefighter, producer and booking agent, educated in public schools. During World War I, he entertained in hospitals and medical facilities. He became an entertainer on radio, television and in night clubs. He joined ASCAP in 1929, and his other popular-music compositions include "Goodbye Eyes of Blue"; "The Frisco Rag"; "I Love My Wife, But Oh You Kid"; "Follow The Crowd On a Sunday"; "Can't You See I'm Lonely?"; "Baby Doll"; and "Nellie Dear".
BornJuly 22, 1879
DiedFebruary 21, 1951(71)
BornJuly 22, 1879
DiedFebruary 21, 1951(71)
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Known for

Jennifer Lopez, Jane Fonda, and Michael Vartan in Monster-in-Law (2005)
Monster-in-Law
5.6
  • Soundtrack
  • 2005
Joe E. Brown, Leo Carrillo, Steffi Duna, Wynne Gibson, Frank McDonald, and Beverly Roberts in Flirting with Fate (1938)
Flirting with Fate
5.8
  • Soundtrack
  • 1938
Phil Collins in Buster (1988)
Buster
5.9
  • Soundtrack
  • 1988
Footlights (1931)
Footlights
Short
  • Soundtrack
  • 1931

Credits

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Music Department



  • Sweet Adeline (1926)
    Sweet Adeline
    5.4
    Short
    • composer: song "Sweet Adeline"
    • 1926

Soundtrack



  • Boardwalk Empire (2010)
    Boardwalk Empire
    8.5
    TV Series
    • music: "Sweet Adeline (You're The Flower of My Heart)" (uncredited)
    • 2011
  • Jennifer Lopez, Jane Fonda, and Michael Vartan in Monster-in-Law (2005)
    Monster-in-Law
    5.6
    • writer: "Sweet Adeline"
    • 2005
  • Mystery Science Theater 3000 (1988)
    Mystery Science Theater 3000
    8.6
    TV Series
    • writer: "Sweet Adeline" (uncredited)
    • 1993
  • Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Dan Castellaneta, and Yeardley Smith in The Simpsons (1989)
    The Simpsons
    8.6
    TV Series
    • music: "You're the Flower of My Heart, Sweet Adeline" (uncredited)
    • 1993
  • Phil Collins in Buster (1988)
    Buster
    5.9
    • writer: "Nellie Dean"
    • 1988
  • Russi Taylor and Alan Young in DuckTales (1987)
    DuckTales
    8.0
    TV Series
    • music: "You're the Flower of My Heart, Sweet Adeline" (uncredited)
    • 1987
  • In Sickness and in Health (1985)
    In Sickness and in Health
    7.0
    TV Series
    • writer: "(You're My Heart's Desire, I Love You) Nellie Dean"
    • 1986
  • The 35th Annual Tony Awards (1981)
    The 35th Annual Tony Awards
    5.5
    TV Special
    • music: "(You're the Flower of My Heart) Sweet Adeline"
    • 1981
  • Are You Being Served? (1977)
    Are You Being Served?
    6.1
    • writer: "Nellie Dean" (uncredited)
    • 1977
  • Zokko! (1968)
    Zokko!
    5.8
    TV Series
    • writer: "Nellie Dean" (uncredited)
    • 1970
  • Judith Durham in Farewell the Seekers (1968)
    Farewell the Seekers
    8.8
    TV Special
    • writer: "Sweet Adeline" (uncredited)
    • 1968
  • Bill Cowsill, The Cowsills, Susan Cowsill, Paul Cowsill, Bob Cowsill, Barry Cowsill, John Cowsill, and Barbara Cowsill in A Family Thing (1968)
    A Family Thing
    9.0
    TV Special
    • music: "Sweet Adeline"
    • 1968
  • The Private Navy of Sgt. O'Farrell (1968)
    The Private Navy of Sgt. O'Farrell
    5.8
    • music: "Sweet Adeline" (uncredited)
    • 1968
  • Bea Benaderet, Edgar Buchanan, Smiley Burnette, Frank Cady, Rufe Davis, Linda Henning, Gunilla Hutton, Meredith MacRae, Mike Minor, Jeannine Riley, Lori Saunders, and Pat Woodell in Petticoat Junction (1963)
    Petticoat Junction
    7.0
    TV Series
    • music: "Sweet Adeline" (uncredited)
    • 1968
  • Out of the Unknown (1965)
    Out of the Unknown
    7.6
    TV Series
    • writer: "(You're My Heart's Desire, I Love You) Nellie Dean" (uncredited)
    • 1965

Personal details

  • Born
    • July 22, 1879
    • Somerville, Massachusetts, USA
  • Died
    • February 21, 1951
    • Bronx, New York, USA

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