Dave Stamper (November 10, 1883 – September 18, 1963) was an American songwriter of the Tin Pan Alley and vaudeville eras, a contributor to twenty-one editions of the Ziegfeld Follies, writer for the Fox Film Corporation, and composer of more than one thousand songs, in spite of never learning to read or write traditional music notation. He may have written "Shine On Harvest Moon", a claim supported by vaudeville performer and writer Eddie Cantor. He was also a charter member of the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers or ASCAP.
Dave Stamper's granddaughter is cult singer-songwriter Happy Rhodes.
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Enjoyed a 24-year career (from 1913-1937) on Broadway as a composer, lyricist, actor and playwright (see "Other Works"), usually associated with Florenz Ziegfeld Jr.' s productions.
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
Boardwalk Empire
2011-2012
TV Series music - 2 episodes
'Allo 'Allo!
1988
TV Series music - 1 episode
Stage Fright
1950
music: "In Grandma's Day" 1917 - uncredited
Palm Beach Knights
1937
Short music: "'Neath the South Sea Moon" - uncredited
The Great Ziegfeld
1936
music: "Tulip Time" 1919 - uncredited
El precio de un beso
1930
music: "Solo tu para mi", "Once in a While"
One Mad Kiss
1930
music: "Only One", "Once in a While"
Such Men Are Dangerous
1930
lyrics: "Cinderella by the Fire" - uncredited / music: "Cinderella by the Fire" - uncredited
Glorifying the American Girl
1929
music: "Tulip Time" 1919, "Sally Won't You Come Back?" 1921 - uncredited
Married in Hollywood
1929
music: "Dance Away the Night", "Peasant Love Song"
Words and Music
1929
music: "The Hunting Song", "Take a Little Tip", "Spice Dance", "Too Wonderful for Words" - uncredited
The Bee & the Fox
1929
Short music: "Underneath the Wabash Moon" - uncredited
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