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	Albert Von Tilzer Name Albert Von Tilzer Birth/Death Dates 1878-1956 Where in Indiana Marion County--Indianapolis When in Indiana 1878-1899 Notable For Albert Von Tilzer's real name was Albert Gumm. He and his brother used their mother's maiden name, Tilzer. He was born in Indianapolis and worked in the family's business. In 1899 he moved to Chicago and worked as a staff pianist and song plugger at his brother's company Shapiro, Bernstein, and Von Tilzer. In 1903 he moved to New York City and started his own music publishing business. He was also a vaudeville performer. In 1908 he wrote the song "Take Me Out to the Ball Game." He moved to Hollywood, California in 1930 and wrote music for movies. Description Von Tilzer is shown wearing a business suit with a three-quarter length jacket. Subject Von Tilzer, Albert Composers Musicians Music publishing industry Music Suits (Clothing) Item ID M0747_Albert_Von_Tilzer Source of Image Herbert I. London collection, 1900-1980 (M 0747). Indiana Historical Society [Box 2] Digital Collection Notable Hoosiers (DC 010) Bibliography/Notes Information taken from Clayton W. Henderson's essay on the IHS Website: www.indianahistory.org/pop_hist/people/dresser.html Copyright Notice Digital image © 2005 Indiana Historical Society. All Rights Reserved.
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