Jack King
actor, composer, music_department
- Birth name:
- Albert King
- Born:
- 1903-05-06, Tacoma, Washington, USA
- Died:
- 1943-10-26, Hollywood, California, USA
- Professions:
- actor, composer, music_department
Biography
Songwriter ("How Am I to Know?"), composer ("Paramount on Parade"), pianist and singer, educated at the American Conservatory in Fontainebleau, France and in private music study with E. Enna, Gabrilovitsch, Camille Decreus, Bejamin Fabian, Ernest Schilling, and Isidore Philippe. He made his debut as a child concert pianist in 1910 and gave piano concerts until 1921. His European debut was in Berlin, and between 1921 and 1923 he was the assistant director of the University of California Glee Club. He was also a singing coach, and appeared in vaudeville and night clubs. Joining ASCAP in 1935, his other popular-song compositions include "Any Time's the Time to Fall in Love", "Everything's Been Done Before", "I'm True to the Navy Now", "You Still Belong to Me", "Live and Love Today", and "All I Know Is You're in My Arms".
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