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Songwriter Biography: ADAMS, STANLEY

ADAMS, STANLEY
Born:  1907 New York, NY
Died:  1994 New York, NY
Collaborators:  Louis Alter, Abel Baer, Hoagy Carmichael,
Ray Henderson, Victor Herbert, George Meyer, Sigmund Romberg,
Fats Waller, Max Steiner

President of ASCAP 1953-56, 1959-80

Shows:  The Lady Says Yes, Shoestring Revue, The Show Goes On

Films:  Duel in the Sun, Every Day's a Holiday, The Great Lie,
My Reputation, Road Show

Principal Songs:  Little Old Lady, My Shawl, Papa Tree-top  Tall,
There Are Such Things, What a Diff'rence a Day Made
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