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Harry Von Tilzer

Harry Von Tilzer (born Aaron Gumbinsky, also known as Harry Gumm; 8 July 1872 – 10 January 1946) was an American composer, songwriter, publisher and vaudeville performer.[1]

Harry Von Tilzer

Aaron Gumbinsky

(1872-07-08)July 8, 1872
Detroit, Michigan

January 10, 1946(1946-01-10) (aged 73)

New York City

American

Albert Von Tilzer (brother)

Early life[edit]

Von Tilzer was born in Detroit, Michigan. His parents, Sarah (Tilzer) and Jacob Gumbinsky, were Polish Jewish immigrants.[2] Harry ran away and joined a traveling circus at age 14, where he adopted his mother's maiden name as his own, seeking to make it sound even classier by tacking on a "Von."[1] So impressive seemed the transformation that eventually all his brothers changed their last name to match his.[3]

Death[edit]

He died in New York City on January 10, 1946.[6] Lawrence Welk's Teleklew Productions acquired Harry Von Tilzer Music in 1957.[7]

The Fisher Maiden (1903) – – composer

opera

The Man From Now (1906) – – featured composer

musical

The Dairymaids (1907) – – featured songwriter

musical

of 1910 (1910) – revue – featured composer for "I'll Get You Yet"

Ziegfeld Follies

Doctor Jazz (1975) – – featured songwriter for "I Love It"

musical

(1980) – revue – featured songwriter

Tintypes

at the Internet Broadway Database

Harry Von Tilzer

from the collection of the San Francisco Public Library

Sheet music for his song "Under the Anheuser Bush"

at Cylinder Preservation and Digitization Project – Enter Harry Von Tilzer in Keyword Search window.

Harry Von Tilzer songs

at the Discography of American Historical Recordings.

Harry Von Tilzer recordings

at the International Music Score Library Project (IMSLP)

Free scores by Harry Von Tilzer