Chauncey Olcott, born John Chancellor Olcott and often spelled Chauncey Alcott (July 21, 1858 – March 18, 1932), was an American stage actor, songwriter...
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Alley musical Shameen Dhu. The original recording of the song, by Chauncey Olcott, peaked at #1 on the music charts. The song was brought back to prominence...
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singer Chauncey Olcott, and music by Ernest Ball. It was originally written for the show Barry of Ballymoore. It was first released by Chauncey Olcott, then...
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written by Chauncey Olcott and George Graff, Jr., set to music composed by Ernest Ball, for Olcott's production of The Isle O' Dreams, and Olcott sang the...
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writer Chauncey Olcott (1858–1932), American stage actor and songwriter Frederic P. Olcott (1841–1909), American banker and politician Henry Steel Olcott (1832–1907)...
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"Macushla" became the signature tune in the 1912 musical Macushla by Chauncey Olcott. The song was recorded by a number of operatic tenors including John...
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American pioneer Chauncey O'Toole (born 1986), Canadian rugby union footballer Chauncey Olcott (1858–1932), American actor Chauncey N. Olds (1816–1890)...
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nominated for an Academy Award in 1948. A fictionalized biopic of Chauncey Olcott, the movie traces the rise of an Irish-American tenor to stardom at...
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Eagle", by Josef Franz Wagner "Mother Machree", by Rida Johnson Young, Chauncey Olcott and Ernest Ball, performed by Tom Waits "La Ricciola", traditional...
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O'Day, retired CFL player Chauncey Olcott, stage actor and songwriter, known for the ballad "When Irish Eyes Are Smiling"; Olcott spent summers as a youth...
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(1947) as The Bridegroom (uncredited) My Wild Irish Rose (1947) as Chauncey Olcott To the Victor (1948) as Paul Taggart Two Guys from Texas (1948) as...
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wrote the lyrics to "When Irish Eyes Are Smiling" along with Chauncey Olcott for Olcott's production of The Isle O' Dreams in 1912. He collaborated on...
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James W. Nye Blanche Oelrichs Hermann Oelrichs William Butler Ogden Chauncey Olcott Joe "King" Oliver Dave Orr Marcus Otterbourg Augustus G. Paine Jr....
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man. For the soundtrack of My Wild Irish Rose (1947), a biopic about Chauncey Olcott, Day provided the singing voice to the acting of Dennis Morgan. Day...
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Irish themes. He collaborated with Chauncey Olcott on many songs including "When Irish Eyes are Smiling", for which Olcott wrote the lyrics. Ball wrote other...
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and had three daughters. Prominent people he photographed include Chauncey Olcott, Viola Allen, Patricia Campbell, Margaret Illington, Vesta Tilley,...
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Moret Theodore F. Morse Lewis F. Muir Ethelbert Nevin Jack Norworth Chauncey Olcott John Howard Payne James Pierpont Lew Pollack Cole Porter Ralph Rainger...
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Rose" w. Robert F. Roden m. Max S. Witt "My Wild Irish Rose" w.m. Chauncey Olcott "'O sole mio!" w. Giovanni Capurro m. Eduardo di Capua "A Picture...
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Broadway. In 1906, Gladys, Lottie and Jack Smith supported singer Chauncey Olcott on Broadway in Edmund Burke. Gladys finally landed a supporting role...
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ancestry Aubrey O'Day – member of the female music group Danity Kane Chauncey Olcott – singer and composer Katy Perry – her great-great-grandmother was...
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Walter Donaldson, Rudolf Friml, Karl Hajos, Billy Hill, Werner Janssen, Chauncey Olcott, and Maurice Rubens. His song compositions include Sure a Little Bit...
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provided the music. The opening theme music was "My Wild Irish Rose" by Chauncey Olcott. Nichols' original Broadway play has the couple meeting in France during...
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Allmusic awarded the album 3 stars. "When Irish Eyes Are Smiling" (Chauncey Olcott, George Graff, Jr., Ernest Ball) - 4:07 "Bossa in Blue" - 3:05 "Where...
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Speaks "Mother Machree" w. Rida Johnson Young m. Ernest R. Ball & Chauncey Olcott "'Neath The Southern Moon" w. Rida Johnson Young m. Victor Herbert...
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(died 1919) July 16 — Eugène Ysaÿe, composer (died 1931) July 21 — Chauncey Olcott, singer and songwriter (died 1932) August — Guy d'Hardelot, pianist...
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Whitson, music by Leo Friedman) "My Wild Irish Rose" (words and music by Chauncey Olcott, arr. Floyd Connett) "On Moonlight Bay" "Shine on Me" "The Story of...
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"Meditations" - 31:23 "So Long Eric" - 15:33 "When Irish Eyes Are Smiling" (Chauncey Olcott, George Graff Jr., Ernest Ball) - 6:06 "Jitterbug Waltz" (Fats Waller)...
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The film featured a theme song titled "Mother Machree", composed by Chauncey Olcott, Ernest Ball and Rida Johnson Young. The production of the film was...
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Dorothy Lamour My Wild Irish Rose, a biopic starring Dennis Morgan (as Chauncey Olcott) Neel Kamal (Blue Lotus), first film of Madhubala and Raj Kapoor in...
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Funiculà" (Luigi Denza, Edward Oxenford) – 2:23 "My Wild Irish Rose" (Chauncey Olcott) – 2:43 "Down in the Valley" (Traditional, arr. Ross Bagdasarian, Sr...
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