Michael Cleary(1902-1954)
- Actor
- Soundtrack
Composer, songwriter ("Is There Anything Wrong in That?"), journalist
and organist, educated at the US Military Academy. He wrote shows at
West Point and was an organist in the Catholic Chapel. He left the Army
in 1926 to become a newspaper reporter in Boston. He wrote the Broadway
stage scores and songs for revues including "Earl Carroll's Vanities"
(1931), "Shoot the Works", "and "Third Little Show". He wrote special
material for night clubs, Kate Parson's "Show Boat Revue", and songs
for films. During World War II he re-entered the Army as a Captain, and
retired as a Major. Joining ASCAP in 1929, his chief musical
collaborators included Nat Lief, Max Lief, Herbert Magidson, Maurice
Sigler, Arthur Swanstrom, and Ned Washington. His other popular-song
compositions include ""Singin' in the Bathtub", "H'lo, Baby", "Here It
Is Monday, and I've Still Got a Dollar", "Deep in the Blue", "When a
Lady Meets a Gentleman Down South", "It's in the Stars", "My Impression
of You", and "Ten O'Clock Town".
