Ager, Yellen, and Bornstein

Ager, Yellen, and Bornstein, Inc. was a music publisher established in 1922 by Milton Ager,[1] Jack Yellen,[2] and Ben Bornstein.[3]

  • Jack Yellen wrote the lyrics to Ain't She Sweet and Happy Days Are Here Again. He also wrote the words and music for the popular song My Yiddishe Momme (Yiddish: א יידישע מאמע).[6]
  • Ben Bornstein, prior to the music publishing company, was with Harry Von Tilzer Co., a company created by composer, lyricist, and music publisher Harry Von Tilzer.[7][8]

As composers, Ager and Yellen were able to be the publishers for the songs that they had composed individually or as a writing team.

Some notable songs created by them and published by their publishing company:

Song Year Lyricist Composer(s) Venue
"She Don't Wanna" 1927 Yellen Ager & Yellen Score for Ziegfeld Follies of 1927
"Ain't She Sweet" 1927 Yellen Ager & Yellen Chasing Rainbows (1930 film)
Hide and Seek (1932 cartoon)
"Happy Days Are Here Again" 1929 Yellen Ager 1932 Democratic National Convention

Source: [9][10]

References

  1. "Milton Ager | Songwriters Hall of Fame". www.songhall.org. Retrieved 2024-03-11.
  2. "Jack Yellen". bmhof.org. Retrieved 2024-03-11.
  3. "New York Clipper 30 August 1922 — Illinois Digital Newspaper Collections". idnc.library.illinois.edu. Retrieved 2024-03-11.
  4. "Ain't She Sweet". The Beatles Bible. 2008-03-14. Retrieved 2024-03-11.
  5. "Franklin Delano Roosevelt's Historic First Inauguration". whitehousehistory.org. Retrieved 2024-03-11.
  6. "How a Sentimental Yiddish Song Became a Worldwide Hit—and a Nazi Target". history.com. 2019-05-20. Retrieved 2024-03-11.
  7. "Harry Von Tilzer | Songwriters Hall of Fame". www.songhall.org. Retrieved 2024-03-11.
  8. Harry Von Tilzer: Short profile at the International Music Score Library Project
  9. "She Don't Wanna" (Milton Ager): Scores at the International Music Score Library Project
  10. Bradley, Edwin M. (2004-08-25). The First Hollywood Musicals: A Critical Filmography of 171 Features, 1927 through 1932. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-2029-2.
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