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Joseph McCarthy

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Lyricist 1885–1943 On stage 1936

Thomas Joseph McCarthy (September 27, 1885 – December 18, 1943) was an American lyricist whose most famous songs include "You Made Me Love You", and "I'm Always Chasing Rainbows", from the now-forgotten Oh, Look! (1918), starring the Dolly Sisters, based upon the haunting melody from the middle section of Chopin's Fantaisie-Impromptu. Born in Somerville, Massachusetts, United States, McCarthy was a frequent collaborator of composers Harry Tierney and Fred Fisher. He was the director of ASCAP from 1921 to 1929.

On stage 1 production

1936 White Horse Inn Center Theatre · Original · directed by Max Rivers 223 perf.

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Also credited on2 works

Irene
Bullets Over Broadway

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In the literature8 passages

  • Lyrics : Richard Adler, John Murray Anderson, Harry Belafonte, Michael Grace, Sheldon Harnick, Bart Howard, Joseph McCarthy Jr., Alan Melville, Jerry Ross, John Rox, and Carl Tuckerebooks/Dietz, Dan/Complete Book of 1950s Broadway Musicals, The - Dan Dietz.txt
  • Lyrics : Irving Berlin, Ralph Blane, Larry Holofcener, Arnold B. Horwitt, Floyd Huddleston, Mark Lawrence, Hugh Martin, Joseph McCarthy Jr., Fred Patrick, Claude Reese, Sidney Shaw, and Chuck Sweeneyebooks/Dietz, Dan/Complete Book of 1950s Broadway Musicals, The - Dan Dietz.txt
  • Tierney, Harry, Joseph McCarthy, Charles Gaynor, and Otis Clements. Irene. Broadway cast recording with Debbie Reynolds, Monte Markham, George S. Irving, Ruth Warrick, and Patsy Kelly. Cond. Jack Lee. Jacket notes Ken Mandelbaum. Sony Broadway compact disc, SK 32266: 10. 1973, 1992.ebooks/Gilvey, John Anthony/Before the Parade Passes By_ Gower Champion and the Glorious American Musical - John Anthony Gilvey.txt
  • Songs: “My Baby’s Arms” (Harry Tierney-Joseph McCarthy); “Tulip Time” (David Stamper-Gene Buck); “Mandy”; “A Pretty Girl Is Like a Melody”; “You’d Be Surprised”; “You Cannot Make Your Shimmy Shake on Tea” Berlin-Rennold Wolf)ebooks/Green, Stanley/Broadway Musicals, Show By Show - Seventh Edition - Stanley Green & Cary Ginell.txt
  • Then, too, Irene ’s score, by Harry Tierney and Joseph McCarthy, was even better integrated than most Princess scores. Tierney was no Kern, true. Still, his and McCarthy’s intentions toward the plot were honorable, from the gleefully scampering “We’re Getting Away With It” to the gently ragging “The Last Part of Every Party.” And the hit…ebooks/Mordden, Ethan/Anything Goes_ A History of American Musical Theatre - Ethan Mordden.txt
  • The score by Harry Tierney and Joseph McCarthy wasn't much to cheer about, though Cantor had fun with the interpolated hit "Dinah." Instead, the main fun in Kid Boots was its comedy set pieces. Cantor gives a nonsensical golf lesson early the show, and in one scene he undergoes a near-murderous massage in the club spa.ebooks/Viagas, Robert/I'm the Greatest Star_ Broadway's Top Musical Legends from 1900 to Today - Robert Viagas.txt

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