Joseph McCarthy
Thomas Joseph McCarthy (September 27, 1885 – December 18, 1943) was an American lyricist whose most famous songs include "You Made Me Love You", and "I'm Always Chasing Rainbows", from the now-forgotten Oh, Look! (1918), starring the Dolly Sisters, based upon the haunting melody from the middle section of Chopin's Fantaisie-Impromptu. Joseph McCarthy was born in Somerville, Massachusetts, United States, McCarthy was a frequent collaborator of composers Harry Tierney and Fred Fisher.
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Joseph McCarthy
Joe McCarthy James V. Monaco · "You Made Me Love You", 1913 sheet music cover, published by the Broadway Music Corporation, New York. Via [1] · Public domain
- Name
- Joseph McCarthy
- Born
- 27 September 1885
- Birthplace
- Somerville, Massachusetts, U.S.
- Died
- 18 December 1943
- Occupation
- Lyricist
- Nationality
- United States
- Fields
- music · lyrics
- Languages
- English
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Thomas Joseph McCarthy (September 27, 1885 – December 18, 1943) was an American lyricist whose most famous songs include "You Made Me Love You", and "I'm Always Chasing Rainbows", from the now-forgotten Oh, Look! (1918), starring the Dolly Sisters, based upon the haunting melody from the middle section of Chopin's Fantaisie-Impromptu. Joseph McCarthy was born in Somerville, Massachusetts, United States, McCarthy was a frequent collaborator of composers Harry Tierney and Fred Fisher.
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He was the director of ASCAP from 1921 to 1929.
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• Name — Joseph McCarthy • Born — 27 September 1885 • Birthplace — Somerville, Massachusetts, U.S. • Died — 18 December 1943 • Occupation — Lyricist • Associated Acts — * Harry Tierney • Fred Fisher • Cy Coleman • Illustration — Sheet music for Irene
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• 1918 Oh, Look! • 1919 Ziegfeld Follies of 1919 • 1919 Irene (stage musical) • 1920 Ziegfeld Follies of 1920 • 1921 The Broadway Whirl • 1922 Up She Goes • 1922 Glory • 1923 Ziegfeld Follies of 1923 • 1923 Kid Boots • 1924 Ziegfeld Follies of 1924 • 1926 Irene (film) • 1927 Rio Rita (stage musical) • 1928 Cross My Heart • 1929 Rio Rita • 1930 New Movietone Follies of 1930 • 1931 Ziegfeld Follies of 1931 • 1942 Rio Rita (remake)
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The following is established of origins and background. McCarthy died in 1943 at New York City. It is also recorded that joseph McCarthy was born in 1885 at Somerville.
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• 1914 "There's a Little Spark of Love Still Burning" (with Fred Fisher) • 1917 "They Go Wild Simply Wild Over Me" (with Fred Fisher) • 1918 "I'm Always Chasing Rainbows" (from the musical Oh Look!) • 1919 "Alice Blue Gown" (waltz from Irene) (with Harry Tierney) • 1930 "So This Is London" • 1930 "Under Suspicion" • 1930 "Up the River" • 1945 "Incendiary Blonde"
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