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Also known as Donaldson, Walter Donoldson

American songwriter (1893-1947)

Person · Open Library

Born
1893
Died
1947
Works
7

Top works

  • You're a million miles from nowhere
  • How 'ya gonna keep 'em down on the farm?
  • Good-bye, Slim
  • Don't cry Frenchy, don't cry
  • Vocal selections from Whoopee!

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United States
Active from
1926-11-01
Active to
2024-11-09
hard bopjazzsoul jazz

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
3,779
Total plays
11,839

Tags

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Walter Donaldson (February 15, 1893 - July 15, 1947) was a prolific United States popular songwriter, producing many hit songs of the 1910s and 1920s. Donaldson was born in Brooklyn, New York, the son of a piano teacher. While still in school he wrote original music for school productions, and had his first professional songs published in 1915. The following year he had a hit with "The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady". After serving in the United States Army in World War I, Donaldson was hired as a s

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Walter
Family name
Donaldson
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Brooklyn
Place of death
Santa Monica
Occupation
lyricist
Languages spoken
English language
Instrument
piano
Official website
walterdonaldson.net
Image
Walter Donaldson, the Tatler 1919.png
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date of birth
1893-02-15
date of death
1947-07-15
Commons category
Walter Donaldson
place of burial
Holy Cross Cemetery
writing language
English language
name in native language
Walter Donaldson
different from
Walter Donaldson
Commons Creator page
Walter Donaldson
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