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Cliff Hess(1894-1959)

  • Music Department
  • Composer
  • Soundtrack
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Composer, songwriter, author, publisher and pianist, educated locally and laer a pianist on Mississippi River boats. He then joined the staff of several music publishing firms, and was Irving Berlin's secretary between 1913 and 1918. Later he became an executive for several recording and publishing companies. Joining ASCAP in 1919, his popular-song compositions include "Homesickness Blues", "When Alexander takes His Ragtime Band to France", "I'm in Heaven", "I Used to Call Her Baby", "Huckleberry Finn", "Freckles", and "Don't You Remember the Day?"
BornJune 19, 1894
DiedJune 8, 1959(64)
BornJune 19, 1894
DiedJune 8, 1959(64)
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Known for

Picture Palace (1934)
Picture Palace
5.7
Short
  • Music Department
  • 1934
Service with a Smile (1934)
Service with a Smile
7.0
Short
  • Music Department
  • 1934
Speaking of Operations
Short
  • Composer(musical score)
  • 1932
Footlights (1931)
Footlights
Short
  • Soundtrack("Burning Soles", "It Takes the Song of a Bluebird to Chase the Blues Away", "The Mill Song", "Saxophone Her", "The Secret of a Beautiful Girl", "When Love Comes Your Way")
  • 1931

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Music Department



  • Ups and Downs (1937)
    Ups and Downs
    6.0
    Short
    • songwriter
    • 1937
  • Postal Union (1937)
    Postal Union
    5.3
    Short
    • composer: songs
    • 1937
  • Du Barry Did All Right (1937)
    Du Barry Did All Right
    5.9
    Short
    • composer: songs
    • 1937
  • Hotel a la Swing (1937)
    Hotel a la Swing
    5.8
    Short
    • songs
    • 1937
  • Shake, Mr. Shakespeare
    6.3
    Short
    • special songs
    • 1936
  • The Black Network (1936)
    The Black Network
    7.3
    Short
    • writer: special songs
    • 1936
  • Wash Your Step (1936)
    Wash Your Step
    5.7
    Short
    • composer: original songs
    • 1936
  • Roof Tops of Manhattan (1935)
    Roof Tops of Manhattan
    5.6
    Short
    • special music and lyrics
    • 1935
  • The Doorman's Opera (1935)
    The Doorman's Opera
    Short
    • composer: songs
    • 1935
  • Dublin in Brass
    5.5
    Short
    • special songs
    • 1935
  • Bernice Claire in The Love Department (1935)
    The Love Department
    5.7
    Short
    • songwriter
    • 1935
  • Main Street Follies (1935)
    Main Street Follies
    5.6
    Short
    • music: songs
    • 1935
  • Look for the Silver Lining
    Short
    • words and music
    • 1934
  • Sylvia Froos, Billie Leonard, and Georgie Price in Soft Drinks and Sweet Music (1934)
    Soft Drinks and Sweet Music
    5.4
    Short
    • songwriter
    • 1934
  • The Flame Song (1934)
    The Flame Song
    4.9
    Short
    • additional music and lyrics
    • 1934

Composer



  • Sammy Davis Jr., Hamtree Harrington, and Ethel Waters in Rufus Jones for President (1933)
    Rufus Jones for President
    6.5
    Short
    • Composer
    • 1933
  • Northern Exposure
    Short
    • Composer
    • 1933
  • Pleasure Island
    Short
    • Composer
    • 1933
  • Speaking of Operations
    Short
    • Composer (musical score)
    • 1932
  • Pickin' a Winner
    Short
    • Composer
    • 1932
  • Angel Cake
    Short
    • Composer
    • 1931

Soundtrack



  • American Masters (1985)
    American Masters
    8.2
    TV Series
    • writer: "Lucky Numbers" (uncredited)
    • 1997
  • That's Dancing! (1985)
    That's Dancing!
    7.2
    • lyrics: "Great Day Here"
    • music: "Great Day Here"
    • 1985
  • T'as pas 100 balles? (1975)
    T'as pas 100 balles?
    7.0
    • writer: "Lucky Number" (uncredited)
    • 1975
  • Dick Foran, Harriet Nelson, Marjorie Lord, Robert Paige, Gus Schilling, and Bobs Watson in Hi, Buddy (1943)
    Hi, Buddy
    5.6
    • music: "Huckleberry Finn" (uncredited)
    • 1943
  • Anthony Quinn, Arthur Kennedy, and Jack Mower in Knockout (1941)
    Knockout
    5.7
    • music: "What Do I Have to Do to Be Loved" (1941) (uncredited)
    • 1941
  • Toot Sweet
    Short
    • writer: "Don't Forget to Ask for Fifi" (uncredited)
    • 1937
  • Starlets
    Short
    • writer: "Little Star on the Milky Way" (uncredited)
    • 1937
  • Ups and Downs (1937)
    Ups and Downs
    6.0
    Short
    • writer: "Rhythm Personality", "What Goes Up Must Come Down" (uncredited)
    • 1937
  • Postal Union (1937)
    Postal Union
    5.3
    Short
    • music: "I'm Picketing, Baby" (uncredited)
    • 1937
  • Du Barry Did All Right (1937)
    Du Barry Did All Right
    5.9
    Short
    • music: "Oh, You Louie", "He Didn't Understand My English", "When the Cat's Away", "Du Barry Didn't Do So Bad" (uncredited)
    • 1937
  • A Musical Operation
    Short
    • writer: "Opening Number"" (uncredited)
    • 1937
  • Hotel a la Swing (1937)
    Hotel a la Swing
    5.8
    Short
    • music: "Holiday in Hades"
    • 1937
  • Swing for Sale
    7.0
    Short
    • writer: "The Sweet Little Girl Inside" (uncredited)
    • 1937
  • Captain Blue Blood
    Short
    • music: "What Do I Have to Do to Be Loved", "The King of France Commands", "New Orleans" (uncredited)
    • 1937
  • Vitaphone Stage Show
    Short
    • music: "Bicycle Days" (uncredited)
    • 1936

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  • Born
    • June 19, 1894
    • Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
  • Died
    • June 8, 1959
    • Cameron County, Texas, USA

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