Dave Franklin

Dave Franklin
Born September 28, 1895(1895-09-28)
Origin NY, NY, United States
Died February 2, 1970(1970-02-02)
Occupations Songwriter
Instruments Piano
Associated acts Tin Pan Alley

Dave Franklin (Born: September 28, 1895 in New York City, New York, USA; Died: February 2, 1970 (age 74) in Los Angeles, California, USA per IMDB) was an accomplished songwriter and pianist. A member of Tin Pan Alley, Franklin co-wrote "The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down", the theme song to the Looney Tunes cartoon series. His primary collaborator was lyricist Cliff Friend. Other collaborators: Al Dubin, Isham Jones, Irving Taylor. Franklin worked in vaudeville and night clubs in the U.S. and Europe. According to The Complete Encyclopedia of Popular Music and Jazz, 1900–1950, by Roger Kinkle, he left school at 13 to work as a pianist in a publishing house. Some of his songs were recorded by Glen Gray, Isham Jones, Guy Lombardo and Frankie Trumbauer.

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Shows and Movies

Songs

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1930

I'm Isidore the Toreador

1934

1935

1936

1937

1938

1939

1941

The Anniversary Waltz

1942

The Penny Arcade

1945

Lily Belle

1946

One-zy Two-zy

1947

Lone Star Moon

1949

1950

1954

Still You'd Break My Heart

1958

The Voice in My Heart