Biography

Composer and songwriter John Jacob Loeb was educated at Woodmere Academy in New York and won a USA award during World War II for his work entertaining in military hospitals. Joining ASCAP in 1932, his stage scores include "Arabian Nights", "Paradise Island" and "Mardi Gras!", all at Jones Beach in New York, and his chief musical collaborators included Carmen Lombardo. Paul Francis Webster and Edward Lane. His popular-song compositions include "Rosie the Riveter", "Boo Hoo", "Seems Like Old Times", "The Kid in the Three-Cornered Pants", "A Sailboat in the Moonlight", "It's Never Too Late", "It's Easier Said Than Done", "Some Rainy Day", "Masquerade", "Reflections in the Water", "Sweetie Pie", "Boulevard of Memories", "Horses Don't Bet on People", "On the Waterfall", "Where Are You Gonna Be When the Moon Shines?", "Our Little Ranch House", "Get Out Those Old Records", "How Long Has It Been?", "A Thousand and One Nights", "A Whale of a Story", "Teeny Weeny Genie", "Marry the One You Love", "The Hero of All My Dreams", "Paradise Island", and "The Coconut Wireless", plus the work "Jazz Bolero".
- IMDb mini biography by: Lou Rugani

John's father was Jacob Moritz Loeb, the paternal uncle of convicted murderer Richard Loeb (of Leopold-Loeb fame). John Jacob Loeb and Richard Loeb were first cousins.