William Lawrence Hanson

William Lawrence Hanson (born 1905), was a composer of a variety of songs and was the composer/co-composer of the waltz "Dreaming of My Indiana Sweetheart".

They were two U.S. copyrights which are the following:

Performances for "Dreaming of My Indiana Sweetheart" +Musical artists in 1931 releasesPerformerArrangementRudy Vallée Jack Mason Morton Downey

Career After composing "Dreaming of My Indiana Sweetheart", Hansen had also composed a variety of songs under his name and under his pseudonym of Dale Wood. As Dale Wood, had a written a variety of songs with several notable composers and lyricists. Examples include Clay Boland, jazz musician Jack Lathrop, Murray Grand, and Michael Grace. As William Lawrence Hansen, his music experience was in the compilation and editing of music and text for song books and teleplays in the film and television industry for publication to the public. One such book was the 1951 release of the song book for the music for the 1942 film Bambi, and related entertainment industry song books. An exception was of having produced the University of Pennsylvania Songbook as Bill Hansen.

Entertainment industry intellectual properties

The Catalogue of the U.S. Copyright Records lists Hansen in the category of film scores for the Walt Disney Animation Studios film Bambi (1942). BMI is the acronym for Broadcast Music, Incorporated, a U.S. performance rights organization. In the following year, he had compiled the music for Al Jolson's Old-Time Minstrel Show. Al Jolson (1886-1950) was a well-known singer, actor, and vaudevillian.

Discography/Bibliography +Songs as Bill HansenTitleYearMusicLyricsCotton eyed Joe 1959Margaret Smith, LaRue Dickson, and Bill HansenMargaret Smith, LaRue Dickson, and Bill Hansen Sy Lefco

Dale WoodLeonard Whitcup Sy Lefco

Dale WoodPourquoi 1947Michael Grace Carl Tucker

Dale WoodMichael Grace Carl Tucker

Dale WoodChic Charro 1947Elisse Boyd Murray Grand

Dale WoodElisse Boyd Murray Grand

Clay Boland

Dale WoodFranklin Wade Clay Boland

+Television sketchbooksTitleYearScriptwritingCompilation/editingBMI Television Sketchbook 1951Sketches: Stephen Hunt White

& Stephen Falk KrantzWilliam Lawrence Hansen & Henry M. Katzberg (for piano and violin and for violin only)Al Jolson's Old-Time Minstrel Show 1952William Lawrence Hansen

(Compilation: songs and text)