Harry Tierney Net Worth
Harry Tierney Net Worth is
$18 Million
Harry Tierney Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Harry Austin Tierney (May 21, 1890 – March 22, 1965) was a successful 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).Born in Perth Amboy, New Jersey, he was most active between about 1910 and 1930, often collaborating with the lyricist Joseph McCarthy. His mother was a pianist, his father a trumpeter, and he himself toured as a concert pianist in his early years. After a brief spell working in London for a music publisher, he returned to the United States in 1916. Over the next couple of decades many of his songs were used in the famous Ziegfeld Follies, and were performed by the premier singers of the day, such as Eddie Cantor, Anna Held and Edith Day.The year 1919 saw his greatest Broadway hit, the show Irene, which contained perhaps his most well-known song, "Alice Blue Gown", as well as "Castle of Dreams," an adaptation of Chopin's Minute Waltz. This same show was made into a film in 1926, then remade in 1940 with Anna Neagle and Ray Milland, and again for the stage in 1973 with Debbie Reynolds. The original show broke the then record for the longest running show, at 620 performances.Other shows followed with varying success, in particular, Rio Rita (collaborating with Joseph McCarthy, and one of RKO's first forays in converting a musical to the silver screen), and Kid Boots, Dixiana (1929) and Half Shot at Sunrise (1930) were also made into films. Tierney's successes after this period were sketchy (apart from the film remakes of Irene), but he was elected into the Songwriter's Hall of Fame.Harry Tierney is interred at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery in New Rochelle, New York. Date Of Birth | May 21, 1890 |
Died | 1965-03-22 |
Place Of Birth | Perth Amboy, New Jersey, USA |
Height | 6' (1.83 m) |
Profession | Soundtrack, Music Department, Composer |
Star Sign | Gemini |
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1 | American songwriter and concert pianist. Often worked in collaboration with lyricist Joseph McCarthy. His biggest hit musical on Broadway was "Irene" in 1919. Other successes included "Dixiana", "Rio Rita" and "Kid Boots", all of which were eventually filmed in Hollywood. |
2 | Upon his death, his remains were interred at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery in New Rochelle, Westchester County, New York. |
3 | Inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1970. |
Soundtrack
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Boston Nightly: Long Term Parking | 2015 | writer: "Everything is Hunky Dory Down in Honky Tonk Town" | |
Boardwalk Empire | 2010 | TV Series music - 1 episode | |
The Laundromat | 2010 | Short music: "Alice Blue Gown" | |
The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond | 2008 | writer: "Alice Blue Gown" | |
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1920s: The Dawn of the Hollywood Musical | 2008 | Video documentary music: "You're Always in My Arms", "Life Is a Card Game", "Dixiana", "Mr. and Mrs. Sippi", "Whistling the Blues Away" - uncredited | |
Agatha Christie's Poirot | 2003 | TV Series music - 1 episode | |
The Cat's Meow | 2001 | writer: " In My Sweet Little Alice Blue Gown" 1919 - as Henry Tierney | |
American Masters | 1997 | TV Series documentary music - 1 episode | |
Mulberry | 1993 | TV Series music - 1 episode | |
Paradise | 1991 | writer: "ALICE BLUE GOWN" | |
Alice | 1990 | writer: "Alice Blue Gown" 1919 | |
Strangers in Good Company | 1990 | writer: "Alice Blue Gown" - as H. Tierney | |
The 35th Annual Tony Awards | 1981 | TV Special writer: "Irene" | |
All Creatures Great and Small | 1975 | TV Movie writer: "Alice Blue Gown" - uncredited | |
The Great Gatsby | 1974 | writer: "Alice Blue Gown" | |
The Lawrence Welk Show | 1965 | TV Series music - 1 episode | |
Country Style, U.S.A. | 1959 | TV Series short music - 1 episode | |
Jazzgossen | 1958 | writer: "I min blommiga blå krinolin In My Sweet Little Alice Blue Gown" | |
The Spirit of St. Louis | 1957 | music: "Rio Rita" - uncredited | |
Make Room for Daddy | 1956 | TV Series music - 1 episode | |
Rhapsody in Blue | 1945 | music: "Cleopatra" - uncredited | |
Broadway | 1942 | music: "M-I-S-S-I-S-S-I-P-P-I" - uncredited | |
Rio Rita | 1942 | music: "Rio Rita" 1927, "The Ranger's Song" 1927 | |
Irene | 1940 | lyrics: "Castle of Dreams" 1940, "You've Got Me Out on a Limb" 1940, "Alice Blue Gown" 1940, "Irene" 1940, "Worthy of You" 1940, "Something in the Air" 1940, "Sweet Vermosa Brown" 1940 - uncredited / music: "Castle of Dreams" 1940, "You've Got Me Out on a Limb" 1940, "Alice Blue Gown" 1940, "Irene" 1940, "Worthy of You" 1940, "Something in the Air" 1940, "Sweet Vermosa Brown" 1940 - uncredited | |
The Great Ziegfeld | 1936 | music: "Rio Rita" 1927, "Someone Loves You After All" 1923 - uncredited | |
Strangers All | 1935 | writer: "Sweetheart We Need Each Other" - uncredited | |
Come on Danger! | 1932 | music: "The Ranger's Song We're All Pals Together" 1927 | |
Beyond the Rockies | 1932 | music: "The Ranger's Song We're All Pals Together" 1927 | |
Cracked Nuts | 1931 | music: "Dance" 1931 - uncredited | |
Half Shot at Sunrise | 1930 | music: "WHISTLING THE BLUES AWAY" 1930, "NOTHING BUT LOVE" 1930 - uncredited | |
Dixiana | 1930 | music: "Dixiana" 1930 uncredited - 1930, 1930, 1930, 1930, 1930, , "Here's to the Old Days", "My One Ambition Is You", "A Lady Loved a Soldier" , "Guiding Star", "A Tear, a Kiss, a Smile", "Mr. and Mrs. Sippi", uncredited | |
Lovin' the Ladies | 1930 | music: "You're Always in My Arms" 1929 - uncredited | |
The Vagabond Lover | 1929 | music: "Sweetheart, We Need Each Other" 1929 - uncredited | |
Rio Rita | 1929 | music: "Jumping Bean" 1927, "The Kinkajou" 1927, "Sweethearts" 1927, "River Song" 1927, "Rio Rita" 1927, "Siesta Time" 1927, "Espanola" 1927, "Are You There" 1927, "The Rangers' Song" 1927, "You're Always in My Arms" 1927, "The Spanish Shawl" 1927, "If You're in Love You'll Waltz" 1927, "Out on the Loose" 1927, "Poor Fool" 1927, "Over the Boundary Line" 1927, "Sweetheart, We Need Each Other" 1927, "Following the Sun Around" 1927, "Long Before You Came" 1927 - uncredited | |
Frances White | 1928 | Short music: "M-I-S-S-I-S-S-I-P-P-I" - uncredited |
Music Department
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Drippy Mississippi | 1951 | Short composer: song "M-I-S-S-I-S-S-I-P-P-I" | |
Lady Scarface | 1941 | composer: stock music - uncredited | |
Irene | 1940 | music and lyrics by | |
Fugitives for a Night | 1938 | composer: stock music - uncredited | |
The Half Naked Truth | 1932 | composer: stock music - uncredited | |
Westward Passage | 1932 | composer: stock music - uncredited | |
Half Shot at Sunrise | 1930 | music | |
Dixiana | 1930 | music by | |
Rio Rita | 1929 | music by: from the Ziegfeld production |
Composer
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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The Girl and the Gambler | 1939 | uncredited | |
The Girl from Mexico | 1939 | uncredited | |
Panama Lady | 1939 | uncredited | |
Irene | 1926 |
Writer
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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One Brief Summer | 1971 | play |
Self
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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The Ed Sullivan Show | 1952-1954 | TV Series | Himself |