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Ira Schuster(1889-1945)

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Ira Schuster was born on 13 October 1889 in New York City, New York, USA. Ira died on 10 October 1945 in New York City, New York, USA.
BornOctober 13, 1889
DiedOctober 10, 1945(55)
BornOctober 13, 1889
DiedOctober 10, 1945(55)
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Known for

Ewan McGregor, Christopher Plummer, Mélanie Laurent, and Cosmo in Beginners (2010)
Beginners
7.2
  • Soundtrack
  • 2010
Janet Leigh and Donald O'Connor in Walking My Baby Back Home (1953)
Walking My Baby Back Home
6.3
  • Soundtrack
  • 1953
Roy Rogers, Dale Evans, George 'Gabby' Hayes, Trigger, and The Robert Mitchell Boy Choir in Song of Arizona (1946)
Song of Arizona
5.6
  • Soundtrack
  • 1946
All Men Are Liars (1995)
All Men Are Liars
6.2
  • Soundtrack
  • 1995

Credits

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  • Christian Bale, John David Washington, and Margot Robbie in Amsterdam (2022)
    Amsterdam
    6.2
    • writer: "Hold Me"
    • 2022
  • The Man Who Saved Ben-Hur (2016)
    The Man Who Saved Ben-Hur
    7.0
    • Soundtrack ("In a Shanty in Old Shantytown")
    • 2016
  • Ewan McGregor, Christopher Plummer, Mélanie Laurent, and Cosmo in Beginners (2010)
    Beginners
    7.2
    • writer: "I'll Fly to Hawaii"
    • 2010
  • Top of the Pops 2 (1994)
    Top of the Pops 2
    7.2
    TV Series
    • writer: "Hold Me"
    • 2002
  • All Men Are Liars (1995)
    All Men Are Liars
    6.2
    • writer: "Somebody's Thinking Of You Tonight"
    • 1995
  • The Woman He Loved (1988)
    The Woman He Loved
    6.1
    TV Movie
    • music: "In a Shanty in Old Shanty Town" (uncredited)
    • 1988
  • Top of the Pops (1964)
    Top of the Pops
    6.9
    TV Series
    • writer: "Hold Me"
    • 1981
  • Donald Sutherland and Kate Nelligan in Eye of the Needle (1981)
    Eye of the Needle
    7.1
    • writer: "When My Little Pomeranian Met Your Little Pekinese" (1933) (uncredited)
    • 1981
  • Rabbit Habit (1975)
    Rabbit Habit
    6.6
    Short
    • writer: "Piggy Wiggy Woo" (uncredited)
    • 1975
  • Shang-a-Lang (1975)
    Shang-a-Lang
    6.7
    TV Series
    • writer: "Hold Me"
    • 1975
  • The Morecambe & Wise Show (1968)
    The Morecambe & Wise Show
    8.1
    TV Series
    • writer: "Hold Me" (uncredited)
    • 1968
  • Bandstand (1958)
    Bandstand
    8.0
    TV Series
    • writer: "Hold Me"
    • 1966
  • Shindig! (1964)
    Shindig!
    8.0
    TV Series
    • writer: "Hold Me"
    • 1964–1965
  • Rhapsody in Rivets (1941)
    Honey's Money
    6.8
    Short
    • music: "In a Shanty in Old Shanty Town" (uncredited)
    • 1962
  • Arthur Haynes and Nicholas Parsons in The Arthur Haynes Show (1956)
    The Arthur Haynes Show
    6.6
    TV Series
    • writer: "There's A Blue Ridge Round My Heart Virginia"
    • 1962

Personal details

  • Born
    • October 13, 1889
    • New York City, New York, USA
  • Died
    • October 10, 1945
    • New York City, New York, USA

Did you know

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    Tin Pan Alley songwriter, best known for the swing number "In a Shanty in Old Shanty Town". Ran his own publishing company. Also wrote under the name 'John Siras'. Inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame.

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