Milton Ager

Milton Ager (October 6 1893 - May 6 1979) was an American pianist and composer. He was the father of columnist Shana Alexander.

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October 6 - 1893 - May 6 - 1979 - American - Pianist - Composer - Columnist - Shana Alexander

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Ager was born in Chicago, Illinois, the sixth of nine children. Leaving school with only three years of formal high-school education, he taught himself to play the piano and embarked on a career as a musician. After spending time on the Vaudeville circuit, he moved to Chicago to write music for the growing movie industry. During World War I he served as a morale officer.

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Chicago, Illinois - Piano - Vaudeville - Chicago - World War I - Morale

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Milton Ager also was a music publisher in partnership with his frequent musical collaborator, lyricist Jack Yellen. He moved to Hollywood where he made a good living writing songs for film. In 1979, he was enrolled in the Songwriters' Hall of Fame.

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Jack Yellen - Hollywood - 1979 - Songwriters' Hall of Fame

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On his passing, Milton Ager was interred in the Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery in Los Angeles.

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Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery - Los Angeles

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Among his best known works are:

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• Rockaway Hunt Fox Trot (1915)
• Erin Is Calling (1916)
• Tom, Dick and Harry and Jack (1917)
• Everything is Peaches Down in Georgia (1918)
• France We Have Not Forgotten You (1918)
• Anything is Nice (1919)
• Freckles (1919)
• There's a Lot of Blue-Eyed Marys Down in Maryland (1919)
• A Young Man's Fancy (1920)
• Nobody's Baby (1920), his first big hit
• Lovin' Sam (1920)
• Who Cares? (1920)
• Hard Hearted Hannah (The Vamp Of Savannah) (1924)
• I Wonder What's Become of Sally (1924)
• I Certainly Could (1926)
• Hard-To-Get Gertie (1926)
• Ain't She Sweet? (1927)
• Vo-Do-De-O (1927)
• I Still Love You (1928)
• If You Don't Love Me (1928)
• Oh Baby (1928)
• Rain or Shine (1928)
• Happy Days Are Here Again (1929)
• I May Be Wrong (1929)
• Some Day We'll Meet Again (1932)