User:Anthonyjaycorman/Dave franklin

Dave Franklin (Born: September 28, 1895 in New York City, New York, USA; Died: February 2, 1970 (age 74) in Los Angeles, California, USA per IMDB) was an accomplished songwriter and pianist. A member of Tin Pan Alley, Franklin co-wrote "The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down", the theme song to the Looney Tunes cartoon series. His primary collaborator was lyricist Cliff Friend. Other collaborators: Al Dubin, Isham Jones, Irving Taylor. Franklin worked in vaudeville and night clubs in the U.S. and Europe. According to The Complete Encyclopedia of Popular Music and Jazz, 1900 - 1950, by Roger Kinkle, he left school at 13 to work as a pianist in a publishing house. Some of his songs were recorded by Glen Gray, Isham Jones, Guy Lombardo and Frankie Trumbauer.

Shows and Movies

 * Paramount on Parade
 * That's Right -- You're Wrong

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 * Cincinnati Rag
 * Dreamer's Holiday
 * If I Had a Magic Carpet

1930
I'm Isidore the Toreador

1934

 * Blue Lament
 * I Ain't Lazy, I'm Just Dreaming
 * It's Funny to Everyone But Me

1935

 * Give a Broken Heart a Break
 * I Woke Up Too Soon

1936

 * Breakin' in a New Pair of Shoes
 * I Hope Gabriel Likes My Music
 * When My Dreamboat Comes Home

1937

 * Everything You Said Came True
 * Never Should Have Told You
 * The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down
 * Two Dreams Got Together
 * You Can't Stop Me From Dreaming

1938

 * I Come From a Musical Family
 * I Must See Annie Tonight
 * There's a Brand New Picture in My Picture Frame
 * Who Do You Think I Saw Last Night?

1939

 * Happy Birthday to Love
 * I'm Building a Sailboat of Dreams
 * The Concert in the Park
 * You Don't Know How Much You Can Suffer

1941
The Anniversary Waltz

1942
The Penny Arcade

1945
Lily Belle

1946
One-zy Two-zy

1947
Lone Star Moon

1949

 * California Orange Blossom
 * The Golden Sands of Hawaii

1950

 * A Good Time Was Had By All
 * A Man Wrote a Song
 * You Are My Love

1954
Still You'd Break My Heart

1958
The Voice in My Heart