William Dillon
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William Austin Dillon (November 6, 1877–February 10, 1966) was an American songwriter and Vaudevillian. He is best known as the lyricist for the song "I Want a Girl (Just Like the Girl That Married Dear Old Dad)" (1911), written in collaboration with Harry Von Tilzer.[1][2] It can be heard in Show Business (1944) and The Jolson Story (1946). He was born in Cortland, New York and performed in Vaudeville with his brothers John and Harry.
Dillon died in Ithaca, New York on February 10, 1966.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ Clift, Gene (25 March 1962). He Got The Girl, Just As The Song Said, Daytona Beach Morning Journal
- ^ Dabes, Ruth. Man of a Thousand Songs, The Rotarian (May 1953), p. 39
- ^ (11 February 1966). WILL DILLON DIES; LYRICIST WAS 89; Wrote 'I Want a Girl' With Harry Von Tilzer in '11, The New York Times
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