About Bert Grant
Lived 1878 – 1951 (aged 72). Bert Grant was an American composer.
Bert Grant (12 July 1878 – 9 May 1951) was an American composer, pianist, and charter member of the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers.
Biography He was born in New York in 1878.
He worked for both Tin Pan Alley music publishers and Broadway theater companies.
He performed the first musical broadcast from Roselle Park, New Jersey.
Selected works "Along the Rocky Road to Dublin" "Arrah Go On, I'm Gonna Go Back To Oregon" "Blue Bird" "If I Knock the 'L' out of Kelly" "In the Light of the Same Old Moon" "The Trolley Car Swing" "The Worst Is Yet to Come" "When the Angelus is Ringing" "When The Sun Goes Down In Romany: My Heart Goes Roaming Back To You" "When You're Away"
Selected Broadway credits Cinderella on Broadway
Awards Seventeen of his songs are in the National Jukebox at the Library of Congress.
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Who was Bert Grant?
American composer (1878-1951)
When was Bert Grant born?
Bert Grant was born on 12 July 1878 in New York City.
When did Bert Grant die?
Bert Grant died on 9 May 1951.
What was Bert Grant's occupation?
Bert Grant was a composer.
What nationality was Bert Grant?
Bert Grant was American.
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