Al Dubin

Prolific Academy Award-winning songwriter Al Dubin ("Lullaby of Broadway" [1935]) came to the US in 1893 and was educated at the Perkiomen Seminary in Pennsylvania. He joined the staff of several New York music publishing companies. He enlisted in the US Army in World War I and served in the 77th Infantry Division. After the war he returned to the music business, composing the scores for the Broadway hits "The Streets of Paris" and "Keep Off the Grass". Coming to Hollywood under contract to Warner Brothers, his chief musical collaborator was Harry Warren, but he also worked with Joseph A. Burke, J. Fred Coots, Jimmy McHugh, Sammy Fain, Victor Herbert, James V. Monaco, Mabel Wayne, Joseph Meyer, J. Russel Robinson and Burton Lane. His other popular song compositions include "Tiptoe Through the Tulips", "Twas Only an Irishman's Dream", "Just a Girl that Men Forget", "A Cup of Coffee, a Sandwich and You", "My Dream of the Big Parade", "Painting the Clouds With Sunshine", "The Kiss Waltz", "Dancing With Tears in My Eyes", "For You", "42nd Street", "Shuffle Off to Buffalo", "You're Getting to Be a Habit With Me", "Young and Healthy", "Shadow Waltz", "We're In the Money", "Pettin' in the Park", "Remember My Forgotten Man", "I've Got to Sing a Torch Song", "Keep Young and Beautiful", "Honeymoon Hotel", "Shanghai Lil", "Boulevard of Broken Dreams", "Fair and Warmer", "I'll String Along With You", "Why Do I Dream Those Dreams?", "I Only Have Eyes for You", "Sweet Music", "The Words Are in My Heart", "I'm Going Shopping With You", "About a Quarter to Nine", "She's a Latin from Manhattan", "Go Into Your Dance", "The Little Things You Used to Do", "Lulu's Back in Town", "The Rose in Her Hair", "Where Am I? (Am I in Heaven?)", "Don't Give Up the Ship", "I'd Love to Take Orders from You", "Page Miss Glory", "I'll Sing You a Thousand Love Songs", "With Plenty of Money and You", "All's Fair in Love and War", "Summer Night", "September in the Rain", "Remember Me", "Am I in Love?", "'Cause My Baby Says It's So", "I Know Now", "You Can't Run Away from Love Tonight", "Song of the Marines", "The Latin Quarter", "Day Dreaming", "Garden of the Moon", "Love Is Where You Find It", "The Girl Friend of the Whirling Dervish", "Feudin' and Fightin'", "Indian Summer", "My Dream of the Big Parade", and "Anniversary Waltz".