Dwight Latham(1903-1987)
- Actor
- Soundtrack
Composer ("I'm My Own Grandpaw", "McNamara's Band"), author and singer
who formed the Jesters Trio after his high-school graduation; the
Jesters sang on radio, films, recordings and television between 1923
and 1950. From 1950, he was the West Coast representative for Hansen
Publications and wrote a number of singing commercial jingles. He
joined ASCAP in 1948 and his other musical compositions include
"poetry", "Hiawatha's Mittens", "Bread and Gravy", "It's the Same the
Whole World Over", and "I Had But Fifty Cents".
