Hank Fort

Singer, actress, composer, songwriter ("I Didn't Know the Gun Was Loaded"), teacher and author, educated at the Peabody Demonstration School. She acted in summer stock and sang cornball songs on television, radio and in night clubs, and made a number of recordings. Also, she wrote scripts and musical commercials, and taught dancing. Joining ASCAP in 1949, her popular-song compositions include "Save Your Confederate Money, Boys, The South Shall Rise Again", "Protocol", "Put Your Shoes On, Lucy (Don't You Know You're In the City?)", "Pic-a-Nic-In the Park", "Lady Bird", "Cherry Blossom Spring", "The Boardwalk", "Southern Cookin'", "My One Track Heart", "I Love Connecticut", "Tall Tales of Texas", "Ah-Nah-Pahp-Pah-La Day", "Can't Wait", "My Favorite Friend", and "The Written Guarantee".