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).
  • 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.[6][7]

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: [8][9]

References

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  1. ^ a b "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. ^ "Harry Von Tilzer | Songwriters Hall of Fame". www.songhall.org. Retrieved 2024-03-11.
  7. ^ Harry Von Tilzer: Short profile at the International Music Score Library Project
  8. ^ "She Don't Wanna" (Milton Ager): Scores at the International Music Score Library Project
  9. ^ 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.