Gerald Marks

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Gerald Marks (October 13, 1900-January 27, 1997), was an American composer most well known for the song All of Me which he co-wrote with Seymour Simons and was recorded about 2,000 times. He also wrote the songs That's what I Want for Christmas for the film Stowaway starring Shirley Temple, and Is It True What They Say About Dixie recorded by Al Jolson and Rudy Vallee.

[edit] Songwriters On Parade

  • In the late 1930s and early 1940s Marks and several of his fellow hitmakers formed a sensational review called "Songwriters On Parade", performing all across the Eastern seaboard on the Loew's and Keith circuits.