Lew Pollack

Lew Pollack

Lew Pollack [b 16 June 1895 in New York, d 18 January 1946 in Hollywood was a composer active during the 1920's and the 1930's. Among his best known songs are "Charmaine" and "Diane" with lyrics by Erno Rapee, "Miss Annabelle Lee" and "Two Cigarettes in the Dark". He also collaborated with Paul Francis Webster, Sidney Clare, Ned Washington and Jack Yellen, amongst others. In 1914 he wrote "That's A Plenty", a 'rag' that became an enduring Dixieland standard.

Lew Pollack was elected to the Songwriters' Hall of Fame in 1970.

External links

* [http://www.songwritershalloffame.org/exhibit_home_page.asp?exhibitId=270 Lew Pollack's entry at the Songwriters' Hall of Fame]
* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0689397/ Lew Pollack's entry on IMDb]


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