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Harry DeCosta(1885-1964)

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Composer, songwriter (Hold That Tiger"), author and pianist who accompanied Jones & Hare, and a writer of special material for vaudeville. He was a pianist for music publishers and a radio script writer and composer. Joining ASCAP in 1925, his other popular-song compositions include "Little Gray Mother", "Ragamuffin Romeo", "That Soothing Serenade", "Slappin' the Bass", "Mary Dear", "Love Me a Little Little", "My Mammy Knows", and "Love Made a Gypsy Out of Me".
BornJune 25, 1885
DiedJune 23, 1964(78)
BornJune 25, 1885
DiedJune 23, 1964(78)
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Known for

Tommy Lee Jones and Ashley Judd in Double Jeopardy (1999)
Double Jeopardy
6.6
  • Soundtrack("Tiger Rag")
  • 1999
Ziyi Zhang in Memoirs of a Geisha (2005)
Memoirs of a Geisha
7.3
  • Soundtrack
  • 2005
George Clooney, Tim Griffin, John Krasinski, and Matt Bushell in Leatherheads (2008)
Leatherheads
6.0
  • Soundtrack
  • 2008
Bing Crosby, Gracie Allen, George Burns, Stuart Erwin, Leila Hyams, Donald Novis, Kate Smith, Arthur Tracy, The Boswell Sisters, The Mills Brothers, Vincent Lopez Orchestra, and Cab Calloway and His Band in The Big Broadcast (1932)
The Big Broadcast
6.6
  • Soundtrack
  • 1932

Credits

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  • The Song of Sway Lake (2018)
    The Song of Sway Lake
    6.1
    • writer: "Tiger Rag"
    • 2018
  • Boardwalk Empire (2010)
    Boardwalk Empire
    8.5
    TV Series
    • writer: "The Dumber They Come The Better I Like Them" (uncredited)
    • 2010
  • George Clooney, Tim Griffin, John Krasinski, and Matt Bushell in Leatherheads (2008)
    Leatherheads
    6.0
    • writer: "Tiger Rag"
    • 2008
  • Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1920s: The Dawn of the Hollywood Musical (2008)
    Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1920s: The Dawn of the Hollywood Musical
    8.0
    Video
    • writer: "The Dumber They Come, the Better I Like 'em" (uncredited)
    • 2008
  • Ziyi Zhang in Memoirs of a Geisha (2005)
    Memoirs of a Geisha
    7.3
    • lyrics: "Tiger Rag"
    • 2005
  • Tommy Lee Jones and Ashley Judd in Double Jeopardy (1999)
    Double Jeopardy
    6.6
    • Soundtrack ("Tiger Rag")
    • 1999
  • Earthly Possessions (1999)
    Earthly Possessions
    6.1
    TV Movie
    • arranger: "Hold That Tiger"
    • 1999
  • Degenerate Art (1993)
    Degenerate Art
    7.5
    TV Movie
    • writer: "Tiger Rag"
    • 1993
  • Patrick Dempsey in Loverboy (1989)
    Loverboy
    6.1
    • writer: "Tiger Rag"
    • 1989
  • Jeff Bridges in Tucker: The Man and His Dream (1988)
    Tucker: The Man and His Dream
    6.9
    • Soundtrack ("Tiger Rag")
    • 1988
  • Frank Oz, Jim Henson, Dave Goelz, Louise Gold, Richard Hunt, Kathryn Mullen, Jerry Nelson, and Steve Whitmire in The Muppet Show (1976)
    The Muppet Show
    8.4
    TV Series
    • writer: "Hold That Tiger" (uncredited)
    • 1980
  • The Moving Picture Boys in the Great War (1975)
    The Moving Picture Boys in the Great War
    6.7
    • music: "Are You Half the Man Your Mother Thought You'd Be?"
    • 1975
  • Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz Jr., Lucie Arnaz, and Gale Gordon in Here's Lucy (1968)
    Here's Lucy
    6.9
    TV Series
    • writer: "Tiger Rag"
    • 1972
  • Danny Kaye in The Danny Kaye Show (1963)
    The Danny Kaye Show
    7.8
    TV Series
    • writer: "The Balloonists"
    • 1964
  • Vic Damone in The Lively Ones (1962)
    The Lively Ones
    TV Series
    • writer: "Tiger Rag"
    • 1963

Personal details

  • Born
    • June 25, 1885
    • New York City, New York, USA
  • Died
    • June 23, 1964
    • Hollywood, California, USA
  • Other works
    Active on Broadway in the following production:

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