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Walter Donaldson (February 15, 1893 – July 15, 1947) was an American prolific popular songwriter and publishing company founder, composing many hit songs of the 1910s to 1940s, that have become standards and form part of the Great American Songbook.
Donaldson became an officially published songwriter in 1915 at the age of 22, and his first three songs became big hits.
Walter Donaldson (born Feb. 15, 1893, Brooklyn, N.Y., U.S.—died July 15, 1947, Santa Monica, Calif., U.S.) was a U.S. lyricist, arranger, pianist, and prolific composer of popular songs for stage productions and films. Donaldson began his career as a pianist for a music publisher.
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Walter Donaldson may refer to: Walter Donaldson (snooker player), (1907–1973) Scottish snooker player. Walter Donaldson (songwriter), (1893–1947) American songwriter.
Gave us "My Blue Heaven" and "Makin' Whoopie". Walter Donaldson was born on February 15, 1893 in Brooklyn, New York. One of eleven children in a music-loving family, his early musical talent bloomed under the tutelage of his mother, a classically trained pianist and teacher.
Walter Donaldson was born on February 15, 1893, in Brooklyn, New York, one of eleven children in a close-knit, music-loving family. His early musical talent bloomed under the tutelage of his mother, a classically trained pianist and teacher.
Walter Donaldson, a sleepless, quixotic songwriter, is remembered with great affection and praise as a perhaps lesser known but no less important figure than the friends and fellow songwriters he came up with on Tin Pan Alley like Irving Berlin, George Gershwin, Harry Warren, and Cole Porter.
