Early 1900s songwriter and vaudeville performer. He later became an actor, comedian, film director and studio owner. One of his best known songs is A Good Man Is Hard to Find, published and first offered for sale as a piano roll in the Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette, on 12th December 1918. Until today there are more than 150 known cover version of this song.
b.: Aug. 16, 1891 in Baltimore, MD
d.: Sept. 19, 1950 in Los Angeles, CA