Hans von Holstein, better known as Monte Carlo (14 July 1883 — 9 June 1967), was a Danish-born American
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and author.
["In the Shifting Broadway Scene: Who Are Carlo and Sanders?," ''New York Times'' (Jan. 20, 1929), p. X4.]
Life
Von Holstein was born in
Skamlingsbanken,
[ ]Gravenstein
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,[ ]Denmark
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, on 14 July 1883.[ He changed his name to Hans Carlo, and soon began using Monte Carlo as his name. He became a naturalized US citizen in 1914. He received pre-medical training in Chicago, with songwriting as chief avocation. He started writing music with Alma Sanders, whom he met at Jerome H. Remick's music publishing firm.][ She eventually became his wife. They collaborated on a number of shows and a large number of songs.][ He joined the ]American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers
The American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP) () is an American not-for-profit performance-rights organization (PRO) that collectively licenses the public performance rights of its members' musical works to venues, broadc ...
in 1923.["Monte Carlo," ''Variety'' (Jun. 21, 1967).]
In 1930, he was living with his wife at 10 Williams Avenue in Mount Vernon, New York
Mount Vernon is a city in Westchester County, New York, United States. It is an inner suburb of New York City, immediately to the north of the Borough (New York City), borough of the Bronx. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, Moun ...
. In 1942, he was living at 145 West 55th Street, New York.
After the death of his wife in 1956, he moved to Houston, Texas. There he became vice-president of Carsen Music Publishing, founded by his step-son, Edward C. Benjamin Sr.[ He died in ]Houston
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on June 9, 1967.[
]
Songs with music or lyrics by Monte Carlo
"Little Town in the old County Down"
"Dinny Danny; The Irish Yacki Hula"
"That Tumble-Down Shack in Athlone"
"Every Tear Is a Smile in an Irishman's Heart"
"By the waters of Killarney"
"Just a bit of Irish lace"
"Two Blue Eyes, One Little Green Isle"
"My Home in the County Mayo"
"The Hills of Connemara"
"The Old Wooden Bridge in Athlone"[
Several songs became very popular after being recorded by John McCormack in the early 1920s.
]
Shows
*''The Voice of McConnell'' by George M. Cohan
George Michael Cohan (July 3, 1878November 5, 1942) was an American entertainer, playwright, composer, lyricist, actor, singer, dancer and theatrical producer.
Cohan began his career as a child, performing with his parents and sister in a vaudev ...
, (1918; supplied songs)
References
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1883 births
1967 deaths
20th-century American composers
20th-century American male musicians
American male songwriters
American musical theatre composers
Classical musicians from Texas
Danish emigrants to the United States
American male musical theatre composers
Singers from Houston
Naturalized citizens of the United States
Songwriters from Texas
20th-century American songwriters