Biography

Composer, songwriter ("Abdul Abulbul Amir"), actor, author and singer, educated at Culver Military Academy and the University of Ohio. He was a singer and ukelele player in vaudeville and made many records. His stage appearances include "Tangerine", "Moonlight", "Ziegfeld Follies of 1923", "Queen High", "No, No, Nanette", and "Oh, Kay!". He had his own radio series with his wife Julia Sanderson, with whom he appeared on stage. He was Shepherd of the Lambs Club for four years. Joining ASCAP in 1923, his other popular-song compositions include "The Buckeye Battle Cry" (the Ohio State University football song), "Sweet Lady", "Gay Caballero", "Tale of the Ticker", "Song of the Prune", "King of Borneo", "A Parlor Is a Pleasant Place to Sit In", "There Is No One With Endurance Like the Man Who Sells Insurance" and "Donald the Dub".
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He and his wife were called the "Sweethearts of the air".

Quiz show "Battle Of The Sexes" ran from 1930 until his death in 1943.

In 1922 Julia Sanderson briefly walked out during a rehearsal of the play "Tangerine" after learning Crumit was to be her leading man. The couple went on to appear in numerous stage productions together before they married in 1927.

He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Radio at 1601 Vine Street in Hollywood, California.