Composer, songwriter ("Park Avenue Strut"), comedian, author and
accordionist, educated in Boston schools. His first stage appearance
was in a Boston amateur show. He teamed up with violinist Ed Janis, and
later with Ben Bernie. He served in the US Navy during World War I, and
then worked in vaudeville and was featured on radio's "Take It or Leave
It." He also appeared in the Broadway musicals: "Music Box Revue",
"Crazy Quilt", "Artists and Models", "Greenwich Village Follies", "A
Night in Spain", and "Calling All Stars". He joined ASCAP in 1929, and
his other popular song compositions include "Look At Those Eyes"; "Just
Suppose"; "Antoinette"; "Strange Interlude"; "Humming a Love Song";
"Rainy Day Pal"; "Pretty Little Baby"; "Did You Mean It?"; "My Heaven
on Earth"; and "Invitation to a Broken Heart".
The Greeneyed Elephant(1960)as Arthur Croft
Take It or Leave It(1944)as Phil Baker
The Gang's All Here(1943)as Phil Baker
The Goldwyn Follies(1938)as Michael Day
Gift of Gab(1934)as Phil Baker - Absent-Minded Doctor
Capone(2020)
La nuit est à elles, Paris 1919-1939(2018)
The Josephine Baker Story(1991)
Start Cheering(1938)
This Is Your Life(1950)as Self
Star of the Family(1950)as Self
Hidden Hollywood: Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Film Vaults(1997)as Self
