Paul Kerby(1899-1971)
- Composer
- Music Department
- Actor
Composer, author and conductor, educated in England. He became a US
citizen in 1948 and was appointed director of musical presentations at
New York's Capitol Theatre. He was also the associate director of the
Salzburg Festival in 1927, and directed the official Austrian program
at the Chicago Centennial in 1934. Between 1937 and 1941, he was under
contract to Hollywood film studios. Joining ASCAP in 1948, his
popular-song compositions include "Viennese Memories", "Rosalinda, Love
of Mine", "Oh Jiminy, Oh Jiminy", "Laughing Song", "Csardas", and
Melodrama".