Bernice Petkere
Bernice Petkere | |
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| Born | August 11, 1901 |
| Origin | Chicago, Illinois, United States |
| Died | January 7, 2000 (aged 98) Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Genres | Popular music |
| Occupation(s) | Songwriter |
Bernice Petkere (August 11, 1901 – January 7, 2000) was an American songwriter. She was dubbed the "Queen of Tin Pan Alley" by Irving Berlin.
Biography
Born in
Close Your Eyes" (1933), "My River Home", "By a Rippling Stream", "Stay Out of My Dreams", "A Mile a Minute" and "It's All So New to Me", which was featured in the Joan Crawford film The Ice Follies of 1939
(MGM, 1939).
Petkere was a member of
Harry "Sweets" Edison and Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis (together, in an instrumental version), Herb Ellis and Remo Palmier (together, in an instrumental version), Harry Belafonte, The Ventures, and Kate Smith
.
Petkere died in Los Angeles, California, at the age of 98.[3][4][5]
References
- ^ Myrna Oliver, "Bernice Petkere; Composer Wrote 'Starlight'", LA Times, January 12, 2000.
- ^ Words by Joe Young, published by Irving Berlin, Inc., 1931
- ^ "Reuters Obituary, January 12, 2000". Archived from the original on June 26, 2008. Retrieved January 8, 2009.
- ^ "AllMovie | Movies and Films Database | Movie Search, Ratings, Photos, Recommendations, and Reviews". AllMovie. Retrieved April 8, 2021.
- ^ "Bernice Petkere". IMDb.com. Retrieved April 8, 2021.
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