Burke, John 'Johnny' Francis 3.oct.1908-25.feb.1964 USA California, Antioch - NY, New York
lyricist, pianist, 1924-1925 studied at Crane College in Chicago, 1925-1927 at the University of Wisconsin in Madison, 1926 pianist and salesman with music publishers in Chicago and New York, 1936 under contract to Paramount in Hollywood, formed a music publishing company with James van Heusen ; son of iron construction worker William Earl Burke (Illinois 1885-) and Mary Agnes Mungovan (Illinois 1887-) ; 1938 he married Bessie Beatrice Patterson (New Mexico, Hot Springs 23.feb.1918-2.mar.1983 Los Angeles)

Title	Parts

[P] Pennies from heaven. 1936 music Arthur Johnston Rose Murphy voice and piano
[L] Imagination. 1940 music Jimmy van Heusen Coleman Hawkins tenor saxophone, Teddy Wilson piano, Israel Crosby bass, Cozy Cole drums. rec1944
[] Swinging on a star music Jimmy van Heusen from the Bing Crosby film Going my way Academy Award for best song 1944
[] If love ain't there words and music Johnny Burke Nat King Cole
[] I hate little boys music Johnny Burke

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