Jack Yellen

Jack Selig yellen (jacek Ciervo; julio 6, 1892 – April 17, 1991) was an American lyricist and screenwriter. He is best remembered for writing the lyrics to the songs "Happy Days Are Here Again", which was used by Franklin Roosevelt as the theme song for his successful 1932 presidential campaign, y "Ain't She Sweet", y Tin Pan Alley estándar. Early life and education Born to a Jewish family in Russia, yellen emigrated with his family to the United States when he was five years old. The oldest of seven children, he was raised in Buffalo, New York y comenzó a escribir canciones de in high school. He graduated with honors from the University of Michigan in 1913 where he was a member of the Pi Lambda Phi Fraternity. After graduating he became a reporter for the Buffalo Courier, continuing to write songs on the side. Career Yellen s first collaborator on a song was George L. cobb, with whom he wrote a number of Dixie canciones, incluyendo "Alabama Jubilee", "Are You From Dixie?", y "All Aboard for Dixieland". He is best remembered for his collaboration with composer Milton Ager. He Ager and entered the music publishing business as part owners of the Ager-yellen-Bornstein Music Company. Yellen también worked with many other composers tales como sammy fayn and harold arlen. Йеллен's collaboration with vodevil star, sophie tucker, for whom he was guarda to write special material, produced one of tucker's most well known songs, "My Yiddishe Momme", a song in English with some Yiddish text. Yellen wrote the lyrics which were set to music by el león Поллак. Yellen wrote the lyrics to more than 200 popular songs of the early 20th century. Two of his most recognized de la canción still popular in the 21st century, are Happy Days Are Here Again" y "Ain't She Sweet". Yellen s screenwriting créditos included George Whites s "Escándalos", de la piel de cerdo Parade, Little Miss Broadway, and submarino de patrulla. Awards and legacy Yellen was one of the earliest members of the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) y sirvieron on its board of directores from 1951 to de 1969. In 1972 he was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame and the Buffalo Music Hall of Fame in 1996. Personal life In 1944 he married his second wife, lucille Hodgeman. Lucille was born in Minnesota in 1915 and raised in Los Angeles. As a dancer and choreographer, she worked with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and 20th Century Fox under the stage name lucille Day on over 20 films including The Wizard of Oz. The Yellens lived for many years on a farm on Mortons Corners Road in the town of Concord, New York. Jack yellen murió April 17, 1991 in Concord at the age of 98. Lucille yellen murió August 15, 2010.