Renzo Cesana(1907-1970)
- Actor
- Writer
- Producer
Actor, composer, songwriter and author, educated at the Jesuit Academy
in Italy. He was a playwright and actor in Rome, then created the radio
programs "Art Linkletter's Party", "Stop That Villain", and the "Radio
Hall of Fame". He appeared in the road production "Time of the Cuckoo".
His brother was famed composer Otto Cesana. Joining ASCAP in 1953, his
popular-song compositions include "Buy a Bond for a Soldier for
Christmas" (the official song of the 6th War Bond Drive), "Roses and
Champagne", "Don't Be Afraid, My Darling", and "Halfway to the
Stars".
