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Sol Violinsky(1885-1963)

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  • Music Department
  • Soundtrack
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Sol Violinsky was a pseudonym for Sol Ginsberg, a violinist, pianist, composer and songwriter who came to the USA in 1901. He was a music director for the Williams Brothers in Pittsburgh, and a vaudeville entertainer in the US and abroad, as well as a violinist in the New York Symphony. Joining ASCAP in 1920, his chief musical collaborators included Ben Ryan, Billy Rose, and William Raskin. His popular-song compositions include "When Frances Dances With Me", "Honolulu Eyes", "Dancing to the Rhythm of My Heart", "You Left Me Out In the Rain", "Tum Tum Tumbling in Love", "When We Get Together in the Moonlight", and "Remember Mother's Day".
BornJuly 4, 1885
DiedMay 5, 1963(77)
BornJuly 4, 1885
DiedMay 5, 1963(77)
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Known for

A Night in a Dormitory (1930)
A Night in a Dormitory
5.3
Short
  • Writer(as Violinsky)
  • 1930
If I Had a Million (1932)
If I Had a Million
6.9
  • Soundtrack
  • 1932
Les Brown and Les Brown and His Band of Renown in Les Brown and His Band of Renown (1949)
Les Brown and His Band of Renown
Short
  • Soundtrack
  • 1949
Sol Violinsky in The Eccentric Entertainer (1929)
The Eccentric Entertainer
5.8
Short
  • Soundtrack(uncredited)
  • 1929

Credits

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Writer



  • Sixteen Sweeties
    3.1
    Short
    • scenario (uncredited)
    • 1930
  • A Night in a Dormitory (1930)
    A Night in a Dormitory
    5.3
    Short
    • story (as Violinsky)
    • 1930

Music Department



  • A Night in a Dormitory (1930)
    A Night in a Dormitory
    5.3
    Short
    • lyrics and music (as Violinsky)
    • 1930

Soundtrack



  • Les Brown and Les Brown and His Band of Renown in Les Brown and His Band of Renown (1949)
    Les Brown and His Band of Renown
    Short
    • writer: "When Frances Dances With Me"
    • 1949
  • Baby Be Good (1935)
    Baby Be Good
    5.8
    Short
    • writer: "I'm Daffy Over You" (uncredited)
    • 1935
  • Edward Arnold, Mary Carlisle, and Phillips Holmes in Million Dollar Ransom (1934)
    Million Dollar Ransom
    6.4
    • music: "Have a Good Time" (uncredited)
    • 1934
  • Ha! Ha! Ha! (1934)
    Ha! Ha! Ha!
    7.0
    Short
    • writer: "I'm Daffy Over You" (uncredited)
    • 1934
  • Stoopnocracy (1933)
    Stoopnocracy
    5.8
    Short
    • writer: "I'm Daffy Over You" (uncredited)
    • 1933
  • If I Had a Million (1932)
    If I Had a Million
    6.9
    • writer: "I'm Daffy Over You"
    • 1932
  • Groucho Marx, Chico Marx, Harpo Marx, Thelma Todd, and The Marx Brothers in Horse Feathers (1932)
    Horse Feathers
    7.5
    • writer: "I'm Daffy Over You" (1930) (uncredited)
    • 1932
  • Groucho Marx, Chico Marx, Harpo Marx, and Zeppo Marx in Monkey Business (1931)
    Monkey Business
    7.4
    • music: "I'm Daffy Over You" (1930) (uncredited)
    • 1931
  • Groucho Marx, Chico Marx, Harpo Marx, Zeppo Marx, and The Marx Brothers in Animal Crackers (1930)
    Animal Crackers
    7.4
    • writer: "I'm Daffy Over You" (1930) (uncredited)
    • 1930
  • Constance Bennett and Richard Barthelmess in Son of the Gods (1930)
    Son of the Gods
    5.7
    • music: "Pretty Little You" (1929) (uncredited)
    • 1930
  • A Night in a Dormitory (1930)
    A Night in a Dormitory
    5.3
    Short
    • writer: "Stay with It", "Dormitory Number" (uncredited)
    • 1930
  • Ruth Etting, the Sweetheart of Columbia Records, Glorifying the Popular Song
    Short
    • music: "Pretty Little You" (uncredited)
    • 1929
  • Sol Violinsky in The Eccentric Entertainer (1929)
    The Eccentric Entertainer
    5.8
    Short
    • lyrics: "Parade of the Wooden Soldiers"
    • music: "Apache"
    • performer: "Apache", "The Wedding March", "Yankee Doodle", "Parade of the Wooden Soldiers", "Popularity" (uncredited, uncredited, uncredited)
    • 1929

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Violinsky
  • Born
    • July 4, 1885
    • Kyiv, Kyiv Governorate, Russian Empire [now Kyiv, Ukraine]
  • Died
    • May 5, 1963
    • Binghamton, New York, USA

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