Harry Tierney | |
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Born | Harry Austin Tierney May 21, 1890 Perth Amboy, New Jersey, US |
Died | March 22, 1965 New York, New York, US | (aged 74)
Burial place | Holy Sepulchre Cemetery |
Occupation | Composer |
Harry Austin Tierney (May 21, 1890 – March 22, 1965)[1] was an American composer of musical theatre, best known for long-running hits such as Irene (1919), Broadway's longest-running show of the era (620 performances), Kid Boots (1923) and Rio Rita (1927), one of the first musicals to be turned into a talking picture (and later remade starring Abbott and Costello).