Harold Orlob (3 June 1883 – 25 June 1982) was a native of

Logan, Utah Logan is a city in Cache County, Utah, United States. The 2020 census recorded the population was 52,778. Logan is the county seat of Cache County and the principal city of the Logan metropolitan area, which includes Cache County and Franklin ...

who became a major composer and lyricist for

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productions. He composed his best-known song "

I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now "I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now" is a popular song. The music was written by Harold Orlob, the lyrics by Will M. Hough and Frank R. Adams. Orlob worked for Joseph E. Howard generating songs for Howard's productions and Howard presented the song a ...

" in 1909, with lyrics by Will M. Hough and Frank R. Adams, selling the song to

Joseph E. Howard Joseph Edgar Howard (February 12, 1870May 19, 1961) was an American Broadway composer, lyricist, librettist, and performer. A famed member of Tin Pan Alley along with wife and composer Ida Emerson as part of the song-writing team of Howard and E ...

. When the song unexpectedly became a hit, Howard presented it as his own work for several years. Orlob became a prolific composer for Broadway. Among his works were the short run of ''Corianton: An Aztec Lovestory'', a work pushed through by Orestes U. Bean's salesmanship and based on the novel ''Corianton'' by

B. H. Roberts Brigham Henry Roberts (March 13, 1857 – September 27, 1933) was a historian, politician, and leader in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). He edited the seven-volume ''History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day ...

. His most successful show was ''Listen Lester,'' which ran for 272 performances between 1918 and 1919. It included the song "Waiting," recorded by several artists of that era. In 1939 Orlob produced the film '' ...One Third of a Nation...''. Returning to Broadway musicals, in 1943 he produced ''Hairpin Harmony'' which would become a legendary flop, closing after three performances. He continued to write songs as well as a symphonic work, ''Recreation.'' In 1947 "I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now" was used as the title song of a movie about Joe Howard, leading to renewed popularity for the song. At this time Orlob brought suit to declare himself the composer, eventually reaching an out-of-court settlement with Howard for the two of them to receive joint credit. Orlob did not claim royalties.ibid.
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External links

Harold Orlob Papers
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