James F. Hanley

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Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. James Frederick "Jimmy" Hanley (Rensselaer, Indiana February 17, 1892 – Douglaston, Long Island February 8, 1942) was an American songwriter and author.[1] He attended Champion College and the Chicago Musical College.

Hanley served with the United States of America (U.S.) 82nd Division in World War I. During his military service he wrote an army musical show called Toot Sweet.

On discharge Hanley became a vaudeville accompanist. He went on to write songs for film and theater including many Broadway productions. He worked with numerous artists, most notably B.G. DeSylva, Edward Madden, Eddie Dowling, Percy Wenrich, Theodore Morse and Ballard MacDonald.

Hanley is best remembered for the hit songs "Indiana" (1917), "Second Hand Rose" (1921) and "Zing! Went the Strings of My Heart" (1934). For the latter song, Hanley contributed both music and lyrics but for most of his songs he wrote the music alone.

Hanley died of a heart attack at his home in Douglaston, Queens, on February 8, 1942, leaving a widow and five children.[1]

Hanley was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1970.

Musical theatre credits

  • Toot Sweet

Broadway

Also contributed songs to:

  • Ziegfeld Follies of 1922 (1922)
  • George White's Scandals of 1923 (1923)
  • Innocent Eyes (1924)
  • Gay Paree of 1925 (1925)
  • High Queen (1926)
  • Take the Air (1927)

Selected songs

  • "Back Home Again in Indiana"
  • "Breeze (Blow My Baby Back to Me)"
  • "Dig a Little Deeper"
  • "Dreams for Sale"
  • "Gee, But I Hate to Go Home Alone"
  • "Half a Moon"
  • "I’m a Lonesome Little Raindrop"
  • "Jersey Walk"
  • "Just a Cottage Small by a Waterfall"
  • "Little Log Cabin of Dreams"
  • "The Little White House (At the End of Honeymoon Lane)"
  • "Mary Dear"
  • "No Foolin’"
  • "Rose of Washington Square"
  • "Second Hand Rose"
  • "Sleepy Valley"
  • "Wherever You Are"
  • "Zing! Went the Strings of My Heart"

Selected filmography

References

External links

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