James Royce (other)
James Royce may refer to: * James Royce (composer) * James Royce (''Designated Survivor''), fictional character See also *William James Royce, writer * Royce (other) Markus Bennett is an American hip-hop recording artist. People Surname * Ed Royce (born 1951), American politician * Elwyn E. Royce (1868–1960), American politician * Henry Royce (1863–1933), cofounder of the Rolls-Royce automobile company * H ...

James Royce (composer)
James Royce Shannon (May 13, 1881 – May 19, 1946), born James Royce, was a nationally prominent Irish-American composer and lyricist. He was active at the time of Tin Pan Alley. Biography He was born in Adrian, Michigan. He is known chiefly for writing the lyrics to "The Missouri Waltz" (the state song of Missouri) and for composing the song "Too Ra Loo Ra Loo Ral" ("Irish Lullaby"). He began his musical writing career in collaboration with his mother, Eliza Shannon. His first significant composition was "Too Ra Loo Ra Loo Ral" which was one of the songs composed by Shannon for Chauncey Olcott's musical ''Shameen Dhu'' that successfully debuted in New York City in February 1914. The "Irish Lullaby" became more famous decades later when it was included in the movie ''Going My Way''. It reached # 4 on the Billboard charts, sold over a million copies, and was included in one of Bing Crosby's albums. Residing primarily in Detroit during his career, he owned and operated a the ...
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James Royce (Designated Survivor)
''Designated Survivor'' is an American political thriller drama television series created by David Guggenheim. It aired for three seasons, first on ABC and then exclusively on Netflix for the third and final season. Kiefer Sutherland stars as Thomas Kirkman, an American academic named as the designated survivor for the State of the Union address, who suddenly ascends from the position of U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to President of the United States after an explosion kills everyone ahead of him in the presidential line of succession. Kirkman deals with his inexperience as head of state while looking to uncover the truth behind the attack. The project skipped the pilot stage. It was ordered straight to series on December 14, 2015, with a formal announcement on May 6, 2016. The first episode premiered on September 21, 2016, to an audience of over 10 million viewers. Eight days later, a full-season order was announced. The series was renewed for a second season ...
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William James Royce
William James Royce is an American playwright/director, screenwriter, and novelist. Career Television William Royce began his television career writing for the NBC television series '' In the Heat of the Night'', starring Emmy Award winning actor Carroll O'Connor as Chief William O. Gillespie and Academy Award nominee Howard Rollins as Detective Virgil Tibbs. Royce wrote 22 episodes while serving as Executive Story Editor, a position he inherited from writer Matt Harris (Carroll O'Connor). In 1991, Royce wrote the screenplay, as well as the music and lyrics, for the award winning episode entitled, ''Sweet, Sweet Blues'', inspired by the real life saga of Medgar Evers. That season '' In the Heat of the Night'' won its first NAACP Image Award for ''Outstanding Dramatic Series''. In 1994, after the seventh season, Royce left the show to write for Dick Van Dyke on the mystery series '' Diagnosis: Murder'', and later for the Emmy Award winning mystery series '' Murder, She Wrot ...
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