Ben Bernie

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Birth Name: Benjamin Anselvitz

Born: 30 May 1891 Died: 20 October 1943

Country of origin: United States

Height: 5' 10"

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Hollywood Walk of Fame - B (179 items)
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Description: A composer ("Sweet Georgia Brown"), author, violinist and conductor, he was educated at the NY College of Music, City College of New York, and the Columbia School of Mines. Beginning his vaudeville act while selling violins in a New York department store, he organized his own orchestra in 1922, playing a long engagement at the Hotel Roosevelt in New York, then toured Europe. He toured with Maurice Chevalier, and was featured on radio for twenty years. Joining ASCAP in 1934, his musical collaborators were Kenneth Casey, Al Goering, Walter Hirsch, and Maceo Pinkard. Song compositions include "Who's Your Little Whoos ... (more)