Buddy G. DeSylva

Birth Name:

George Gard DeSylva

Birth Place:

New York City, New York, United States

Profession

Soundtrack, Producer, Writer, Music department

In 1970, he was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame
Served on the ASCAP board of directors between 1922 and 1930
Earned his degree at the University of Southern California
During college, he had a summer job working as a lifeguard and beach boy at Avalon
Cofounded Capitol Records with Johnny Mercer and Glenn Wallichs
Cofounded Cowboy Records with Johnny Mercer in 1925
His Broadway songwriting credits include many collaborations with George Gershwin, such as "La La Lucille․"
Made child star Shirley Temple's five most successful movies
Teamed up with composer Ray Henderson and lyricist Lew Brown in 1925 to form a successful songwriting trio
Wrote over 500 successful songs over the course of his career

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