 russian-american composer & songwriter Vernon Duke (1903-1969) Image by New York World-Telegram and the Sun Newspaper Photograph Collection (Library of Congress), via Wikimedia Commons. Licensed Public domain |
Vernon DukeVernon Duke Vernon Duke Russian-American composer and songwriter (1903–1969) Vernon Duke (10 October [O.S. 27 September] 1903 – 16 January 1969)[1] was a Russian-born American composer and songwriter who also wrote under his birth name, Vladimir Dukelsky. He is best known for "Taking a Chance on Love," with lyrics by Ted Fetter and John Latouche (1940); "I Can't Get Started," with lyrics by Ira Gershwin (1936); "April in Paris," with lyrics by E. Y. ("Yip") Harburg (1932), and "What Is There To Say," for the Ziegfeld Follies of 1934, also with Harburg. Quick facts Background information, Born ... Vernon Duke Duke in 1937 Background information Born Vladimir Aleksandrovich Dukelsky (1903-10-10)10 October 1903 Pskov Governorate, Russian Empire Died 16 January 1969(1969-01-16)… (Source: Wikipedia)
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