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Harry von Tilzer(1872-1946)

  • Writer
  • Composer
  • Soundtrack
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Harry von Tilzer was born on 8 July 1872 in Detroit, Michigan, USA. He was a writer and composer, known for You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger (2010), Night School (2018) and The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007). He died on 10 January 1946 in New York City, New York, USA.
BornJuly 8, 1872
DiedJanuary 10, 1946(73)
BornJuly 8, 1872
DiedJanuary 10, 1946(73)
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Known for

You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger (2010)
You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger
6.3
  • Soundtrack
  • 2010
Kevin Hart and Tiffany Haddish in Night School (2018)
Night School
5.6
  • Soundtrack
  • 2018
Brad Pitt and Casey Affleck in The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007)
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
7.5
  • Soundtrack
  • 2007
The Mansion of Aching Hearts (1925)
The Mansion of Aching Hearts
  • Writer
  • 1925

Credits

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Writer

  • The Mansion of Aching Hearts (1925)
    The Mansion of Aching Hearts
    • suggested by the song
    • 1925

Composer

  • Oliver Hardy, James Finlayson, Edgar Kennedy, Stan Laurel, James Parrott, Anders Randolf, and Hal Roach in Night Owls (1930)
    Night Owls
    7.4
    Short
    • Composer (uncredited)
    • 1930

Soundtrack

  • Montauk (2025)
    Montauk
    4.4
    • writer: "A Bird in a Gilded Cage"
    • 2025
  • Ryan Kwanten in Glorious (2022)
    Glorious
    5.7
    • writer: "Wait 'til the Sun Shines, Nellie"
    • 2022
  • The Marshal (2019)
    The Marshal
    3.1
    • writer: "Wait 'Till the Sun Shines, Nellie"
    • 2019
  • Ine Marie Wilmann in Sonja: The White Swan (2018)
    Sonja: The White Swan
    6.0
    • writer: "Wait 'til the Sun Shines Nellie"
    • 2018
  • Kevin Hart and Tiffany Haddish in Night School (2018)
    Night School
    5.6
    • writer: "A Bird in a Gilded Cage" (1900)
    • 2018
  • Kristin Chenoweth, Nicholas D'Agosto, Sherri Shepherd, Jayma Mays, Steven Boyer, and Amanda Payton in Trial & Error (2017)
    Trial & Error
    7.9
    TV Series
    • music: "A Bird in a Gilded Cage" (uncredited)
    • 2018
  • Batman: Gotham by Gaslight (2018)
    Batman: Gotham by Gaslight
    6.7
    Video
    • writer: "Can You Tame Wild Wimmen"
    • 2018
  • Somebody Else (2014)
    Somebody Else
    Short
    • music: "Somebody Else Is Gettin' It"
    • 2014
  • Outlast (2013)
    Outlast
    8.2
    Video Game
    • writer: "I Want A Girl (Just Like The Girl That Married Dear Old Dad)" (uncredited)
    • 2013
  • Boardwalk Empire (2010)
    Boardwalk Empire
    8.5
    TV Series
    • writer: "Old King Tut (In Old King Tutankhamen's Day)" (1922)
    • 2012
  • You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger (2010)
    You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger
    6.3
    • writer: "When My Baby Smiles At Me"
    • 2010
  • Jekyll & Canada
    Video
    • writer: "Ragtime Goblin Man"
    • 2009
  • Annette Badland, Neil Dudgeon, and Nick Hendrix in Midsomer Murders (1997)
    Midsomer Murders
    7.9
    TV Series
    • music: "And The Green Grass Grows All Around"
    • 2009
  • Brad Pitt and Casey Affleck in The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007)
    The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
    7.5
    • writer: "A Bird in a Gilded Cage"
    • 2007
  • Unconditional Love (2002)
    Unconditional Love
    6.7
    • writer: "I Want a Girl (Just Like the Girl That Married Dear Old Dad)"
    • 2002

Personal details

  • Born
    • July 8, 1872
    • Detroit, Michigan, USA
  • Died
    • January 10, 1946
    • New York City, New York, USA
  • Other works
    Active on Broadway in the following productions:

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Brother of composer Albert von Tilzer.

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