George A. Whiting was a
vaudeville
Vaudeville (; ) is a theatrical genre of variety entertainment born in France at the end of the 19th century. A vaudeville was originally a comedy without psychological or moral intentions, based on a comical situation: a dramatic composition ...
song and dance man, and also a writer of lyrics for popular songs during the vaudeville era. He toured with singer Sadie Burt,
[ whom he later married and had 3 daughters with. His best-known work is " My Blue Heaven", with music by ]Walter Donaldson
Walter Donaldson (February 15, 1893 – July 15, 1947) was an American prolific popular songwriter and publishing company founder, composing many hit songs of the 1910s to 1940s, that have become standards and form part of the Great American Song ...
. Whiting was born in Chicago August 16, 1884 and died in New York City on December 18, 1943.Birth and Death particulars, plus Soundtrack Filmography
IMDb.
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George Whiting recordingsat the
Discography of American Historical Recordings
The Discography of American Historical Recordings (DAHR) is a database of master recordings made by American record companies during the 78rpm era. The DAHR provides some of these original recordings, free of charge, via audio streaming, along with ...
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1884 births
1943 deaths
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