Phil Boutelje(1895-1979)
- Music Department
- Composer
- Actor
Pianist, songwriter ("China Boy", "Blue Dawn"), composer, author and
conductor, educated at Philadelphia Music Academy. He was a pianist and
arranger for the Paul Whiteman orchestra, and a military bandmaster
during World War I. Later, he was the music director for Paramount
Pictures and United Artists Studios, and composed for films, often on
an uncredited basis. Joining ASCAP in 1930, his chief musical
collaborators included Ned Washington, Dick Winfree, Harry Tobias,
Rubey Cowan, Foster Carling, and Al Dubin. His other song compositions
include "Lonesome", "Little Doll", "The Man With the Big Sombrero",
"Teton Mountain Stomp", "Star of Hope", "I Loved You Too Little", "I
Love You, Believe Me I Love You", "Hippy Happy Henny", and "Monna
Vanna".
