Felix Bernard(1897-1944)
- Music Department
- Composer
- Soundtrack
Composer ("Winter Wonderland", "Dardanella"), conductor and pianist,
educated at Rensselaer Poly Institute and CR. His early musical studies
were with his father, and Bernard was a professional pianist from
childhood. He toured the US for the Orpheum and Keith Vaudeville
Circuits, and also abroad. After working as a pianist for music
publishers and dance orchestras, he formed his own band. He wrote
professional one-act musical comedies for vaudeville. He wrote special
musical material for 'Sophie Tucker', Nora Bayes, Marilyn Miller, Al Jolson and Eddie Cantor,
and for his own radio show, which he also produced. Joining ASCAP in
1934, his chief musical collaborators were Johnny Black, Richard Smith,
L. Wolfe Gilbert, and Sam Coslow. Other compositions include "The
Whistlin' Cowboy", "You Opened My Eyes", "Cutest Kid in Town", "Jane",
"Tom Thumb and Tiny Teens", "What Am I Goin' to Do for Lovin'?", "The
Mailman's Got My Letter", "Painter In The Sky", "Twenty One Dollars a
Day Once a Month", and "I'd Rather Be Me".
