Harry Tierney

Harry Tierney
Born
Harry Austin Tierney

(1890-05-21)May 21, 1890
Perth Amboy, New Jersey, US
DiedMarch 22, 1965(1965-03-22) (aged 74)
New York, New York, US
Burial placeHoly Sepulchre Cemetery
OccupationComposer

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).

  1. ^ Larkin, Colin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. pp. 2493/4. ISBN 0-85112-939-0.

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