Ralph Heller Beittel
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Ralph Heller Beittel (November 5, 1884 – June 22, 1971) was an American composer, he was the eldest of ten children of Benjamin David Beittel and Lavina Heller Ebersole.
Early life and education
Beittel was born in
Career as composer
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Beittel was an accomplished composer and had several of his songs published and recorded in the
Beittel wrote "That Regular Rag" in 1913 under his own name and it was published by The Edgar Selden Music Company, New York. In 1944 he self-published under the Mark Templer Music Co, N.Y. "A Picture of You" and used the pseudonym of Eddy Marks & Ray Templer. His next known published work was "Our Boys" under his name and published in 1945 by the Nordyke Publishing Company, California. In 1946 he wrote "Let Me Dream", under his own name, and published by the Hollywood Song Guild, California. In 1950 he wrote two songs published by the Dubonnet Music Publishing Company, New York, "It's Christmas" and "Let Me Out of the Stable". His last known song was "Kisses" published in 1960 by the Dial Record Label in California.
Family
Beittel and Ada Grace Gram had one son, Wilbur (March 3, 1913 – February 9, 1999) who was an accomplished music arranger for Hollywood films and later a noted arborist in Santa Barbara, California.
Death
Beittel died on June 22, 1971, in Canoga Park, Los Angeles, California.
References
- Los Angeles Times obituary, 1971
- Library of Congress Copyright Catalog, 1913, 1944, 1945, 1946