Al Goodhart(1905-1955)

Songwriter ("I Apologize", "Serenade of the Bells"), composer, pianist and agent, educated at DeWitt Clinton High School and then a radio announcer, vaudeville pianist, and writer of special material. He performed on radio as part of a two-member piano eam, and also owned a theatrical agency. While in England between 1934 and 1937, he wrote the London stage scores for "This'll Make You Whistle", "Going Greek", and "Hide and Seek". Joining ASCAP in 1932, his chief musical collaborators included Mann Curtis, Maurice Sigler, Ed Nelson, Kay Twomey, Allan Roberts, Sammy Lerner and Al Hoffman. His other popular-song compositions include "Auf Wiedersehn, My Dear", "Fit as a Fiddle", "Black-Eyed Susan Brown", "Jimmy Had a Nickel", "Who Walks In When I Walk Out?", "I Saw Stars", "Why Don't You Practise What You Preach?", "Roll Up the Carpet", "I'm In a Dancing Mood", "Without Rhythm", "There Isn't Any Limit to My Love", "Everything Stops for ea", "From One Minute to Another", "I Can Wiggle My Ears", "Say the Word", "Everything's In Rhythm With My Heart", "Let's Put Some People to Work", "Gangway", "Lord and Lady Whoozis", "She Shall Have Music", "Romance Runs in the Family", "I Must Have One More Kiss Kiss Kiss", "I Ups to Her and She Ups to Me", and "Johnny Doughboy Found a Rose in Ireland".