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Richard H. Gerard(1876-1948)

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Songwriter ("Sweet Adeline") and composer, educated at the Eclectic Medical College and the New York College of Dental and Oral Surgery. He served with the American Red Cross overseas, receiving Polish, Serbian and French commissions. Joining ASCAP in 1927, his other popular-song compositions include "I've Got My Eyes on You", "Sweet Summer Time", "Follow the Crowd on a Sunday", "You're My Heart's Desire, I Love You", and "Sweetest Girl of All".
BornJune 8, 1876
DiedJuly 2, 1948(72)
BornJune 8, 1876
DiedJuly 2, 1948(72)
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Known for

Jennifer Lopez, Jane Fonda, and Michael Vartan in Sa mère ou moi ! (2005)
Sa mère ou moi !
5.6
  • Soundtrack("Sweet Adeline")
  • 2005
Joe E. Brown and Steffi Duna in Trompe-la-mort (1938)
Trompe-la-mort
5.8
  • Soundtrack("Sweet Adeline")
  • 1938
The Gay Nineties
  • Soundtrack("Sweet Adeline")
  • 1938
Footlights (1931)
Footlights
Short
  • Soundtrack("Sweet Adeline")
  • 1931

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  • Boardwalk Empire (2010)
    Boardwalk Empire
    8.6
    TV Series
    • lyrics: "Sweet Adeline (You're The Flower of My Heart)" (uncredited)
    • 2011
  • Jennifer Lopez, Jane Fonda, and Michael Vartan in Sa mère ou moi ! (2005)
    Sa mère ou moi !
    5.6
    • writer: "Sweet Adeline"
    • 2005
  • Mystery Science Theater 3000 (1988)
    Mystery Science Theater 3000
    8.6
    TV Series
    • writer: "Sweet Adeline" (uncredited)
    • 1993
  • Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Dan Castellaneta, and Yeardley Smith in Les Simpson (1989)
    Les Simpson
    8.6
    TV Series
    • lyrics: "You're the Flower of My Heart, Sweet Adeline" (uncredited)
    • 1993
  • Hamilton Camp, Chuck McCann, Frank Welker, and Alan Young in La Bande à Picsou (1987)
    La Bande à Picsou
    8.0
    TV Series
    • lyrics: "You're the Flower of My Heart, Sweet Adeline" (uncredited)
    • 1987
  • The 35th Annual Tony Awards (1981)
    The 35th Annual Tony Awards
    5.7
    TV Special
    • lyrics: "(You're the Flower of My Heart) Sweet Adeline"
    • 1981
  • Judith Durham in Farewell the Seekers (1968)
    Farewell the Seekers
    9.0
    TV Special
    • writer: "Sweet Adeline" (uncredited)
    • 1968
  • A Family Thing (1968)
    A Family Thing
    9.1
    TV Special
    • lyrics: "Sweet Adeline"
    • 1968
  • La marine en folie (1968)
    La marine en folie
    5.8
    • lyrics: "Sweet Adeline" (uncredited)
    • 1968
  • Bea Benaderet, Edgar Buchanan, Smiley Burnette, Frank Cady, Rufe Davis, Linda Henning, Gunilla Hutton, Meredith MacRae, Mike Minor, Jeannine Riley, Lori Saunders, and Pat Woodell in Petticoat Junction (1963)
    Petticoat Junction
    7.0
    TV Series
    • lyrics: "Sweet Adeline" (uncredited)
    • 1968
  • Nat 'King' Cole in The Nat King Cole Show (1956)
    The Nat King Cole Show
    8.4
    TV Series
    • lyrics: "Sweet Adeline" (uncredited)
    • 1957
  • The Phil Silvers Show (1955)
    The Phil Silvers Show
    8.4
    TV Series
    • writer: "Sweet Adeline" (uncredited)
    • 1956
  • Lucille Ball in I Love Lucy (1951)
    I Love Lucy
    8.5
    TV Series
    • lyrics: "Sweet Adeline" (uncredited)
    • 1952
  • Dizzy Dinosaurs
    7.2
    Short
    • lyrics: "Sweet Adeline"
    • 1952
  • Ed Sullivan in Toast of the Town (1948)
    Toast of the Town
    7.9
    TV Series
    • writer: "Sweet Adeline"
    • 1949

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  • Born
    • June 8, 1876
    • New York City, New York, USA
  • Died
    • July 2, 1948
    • New York City, New York, USA

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