About George Graff, Jr.
Lived 1886 – 1973 (aged 86). George Graff, Jr. was an American songwriter.
George Graff Jr. (5 August 1886 – 24 January 1973) was an American songwriter.
Graff was born in New York City. He wrote the lyrics to "When Irish Eyes Are Smiling" along with Chauncey Olcott for Olcott's production of The Isle O' Dreams in 1912.
He collaborated on many other songs with either Arthur Fields or Ernest Ball, and was a charter member of ASCAP.
Graff appeared as a contestant on the CBS television program, I've Got a Secret, on the March 16, 1960 episode. His secret was, “I wrote ‘When Irish Eyes Are Smiling’”.
George Graff died in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania in 1973, at the age of 86.
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Who was George Graff, Jr.?
American songwriter
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George Graff, Jr. was born on 5 August 1886.
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George Graff, Jr. died on 24 January 1973.
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George Graff, Jr. was a songwriter.
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George Graff, Jr. was American.
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