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Check and Double Check (1930) -- Typical Amos 'n Andy storyline has the boys trying to make a go of their "open-air" taxi business while they get caught up in a society hassle...

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Date of Birth:

16 February 1884, New York, USA more

Date of Death:

17 September 1947, Los Angeles, California, USA more

Trivia:

Inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1970. more

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Nominated for Oscar. more

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Goodman Theatre Announces Full Creative Team For Animal Crackers
(From BroadwayWorld.com. 28 July 2009, 5:35 PM, PDT)
Joey Slotnick Completes Cast Of Animal Crackers, Begins 9/18 At Goodman Theater
(From BroadwayWorld.com. 18 June 2009, 12:11 PM, PDT)

Filmography

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			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	"Dancing on Ice" (2006/I)	(1 episode, 2009)	2009	-	7.0 (60)
	1 TV episode: Episode #4.13 (2009) (writer: "I Wanna Be Loved By You")
2.	Vita da Star: Cristiano Malgioglio (2008) (TV)	("I Wanna Be Loved By You")	2008	-	-

3.	Leatherheads (2008)	(writer: "Who's Sorry Now")	2008	$39.8M	6.1 (12,771)
	AKAs: Ein verlockendes Spiel (Germany)
4.	Lord of War (2005)	(writer: "A Kiss to Build a Dream On" (1935))	2005	-	7.7 (71,159)
	AKAs: Lord of War (France)
5.	Wedding Crashers (2005)	(writer: "Everyone Says I Love You")	2005	$283M	7.2 (85,343)

6.	"The Comeback" (2005)	(1 episode, 2005)	2005	-	7.6 (1,377)
	1 TV episode: Valerie Stands up for Aunt Sassy (2005) ("I Wanna Be Loved By You")
7.	Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen (2004)	(writer: "I Wanna be Loved by You")	2004	-	4.3 (9,067)
	AKAs: Bekenntnisse einer Highschool Diva (Germany)
8.	Dean Martin: Encore (2004) (V)	(lyrics: "Nevertheless (I'm in Love with You)" (uncredited))	2004	-	-

9.	Chooch (2003)	(music: "A KISS TO BUILD A DREAM ON")	2003	-	3.5 (46)

10.	House of 1000 Corpses (2003)	(writer: "I Wanna Be Loved By You")	2003	-	5.6 (24,299)

11.	The Good Girl (2002)	(lyrics: "Who's Sorry Now" (1923))	2002	-	6.7 (19,815)

12.	"Great Performances: Dance in America" (1976)	(1 episode, 2001)	2001	-	6.6 (9)
	AKAs: Dance in America (USA: short title) 1 TV episode: From Broadway: Fosse (2001) (lyrics: "Who's Sorry Now?")
13.	Blonde (2001) (TV)	("I Wanna Be Loved By You" (uncredited))	2001	-	6.3 (397)
	AKAs: Marilyn Monroe (Canada: French title)
14.	The Last Patrol (2000)	(writer: "I Wanna Be Loved By You")	2000	-	3.1 (599)
	AKAs: The Last Warrior (USA: video title)
15.	The Closer You Get (2000)	(writer: "A Kiss To Build A Dream On")	2000	-	6.2 (879)
	AKAs: American Women (USA: video title)
16.	The Green Mile (1999)	(writer: "Three Little Words")	1999	$269M	8.3 (174,038)
	AKAs: Stephen King's The Green Mile (USA: complete title)
17.	Sweet and Lowdown (1999)	(writer: "Nevertheless (I'm in Love with You)" (1931))	1999	-	7.2 (13,191)

18.	At First Sight (1999)	(writer: "A Kiss to Build a Dream On")	1999	-	5.6 (6,467)

19.	"The Sopranos" (1999)	(1 episode, 1999)	1999	-	9.5 (28,446)
	1 TV episode: Pilot (1999) ("Who's Sorry Now")
20.	Patch Adams (1998)	(lyrics: "The Country's Going To War") ("All God's Chillen Got Wings", "Oh Suzanna")	1998	$194M	6.2 (29,001)

21.	Little Voice (1998)	(lyrics: "I Wanna Be Loved By You" (1928))	1998	$18.3M	6.9 (7,946)

22.	Breaking Up (1997)	(writer: "WHO'S SORRY NOW")	1997	-	4.7 (1,367)

23.	Everyone Says I Love You (1996)	(writer: "Everyone Says I Love You", "Hooray for Captain Spaulding")	1996	$34.5M	6.8 (15,276)

24.	"Oh! Europa" (1994)	(1 episode, 1994)	1994	-	7.4 (6)
	1 TV episode: Alemanya (1994) (writer: "I Wanna Be Loved By You")
25.	Household Saints (1993)	(writer: "Who's Sorry Now")	1993	-	6.7 (568)

26.	King of the Hill (1993)	(lyrics: "Nevertheless (I'm in Love with You)" (1931))	1993	-	7.5 (2,780)

27.	Sleepless in Seattle (1993)	(writer: "A Kiss to Build a Dream On")	1993	$228M	6.6 (40,063)

28.	"The Golden Girls" (1985)	(1 episode, 1992)	1992	-	8.1 (4,207)
	1 TV episode: Journey to the Center of Attention (1992) (writer: "I Wanna Be Loved By You")
29.	Black to the Promised Land (1992)	("Three Little Words")	1992	-	6.2 (15)

30.	Come See the Paradise (1990)	(lyrics: "Nevertheless")	1990	-	6.6 (1,014)

31.	Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)	(lyrics: "Freedonia's Going To War" (1933) (uncredited))	1986	-	7.9 (19,054)

32.	That's Dancing! (1985)	(lyrics: "Thinking of You")	1985	-	7.1 (464)

33.	Big Blonde (1980) (TV)	(writer: "Who's Sorry Now?")	1980	-	4.8 (8)
	AKAs: Dorothy Parker's Big Blond (USA: complete title)
34.	Stardust Memories (1980)	(lyrics: "Three Little Words" (1930))	1980	-	7.2 (6,480)

35.	All That Jazz (1979)	(lyrics: "Who's Sorry Now?" (1923) (uncredited))	1979	-	7.6 (8,776)

36.	That's Entertainment, Part II (1976)	(lyrics: "Three Little Words")	1976	-	7.3 (871)

37.	That's Entertainment! (1974)	(lyrics: "I Wanna Be Loved by You")	1974	-	7.6 (2,525)
	AKAs: That's Entertainment: 50 Years of MGM (USA: alternative title)
38.	"The Benny Hill Show" (1969)	(1 episode, 1973)	1973	-	7.3 (665)
	1 TV episode: The Great British Dancing Finals (1973) (writer: "I Wanna Be Loved By You")
39.	The Age of Ballyhoo (1973) (V)	("I Wanna Be Loved by You")	1973	-	5.8 (7)

40.	"The Hollywood Palace" (1964)	(1 episode, 1966)	1966	-	9.5 (45)
	1 TV episode: Episode #3.33 (1966) (lyrics: "Three Little Words" (uncredited))
41.	"Toast of the Town" (1948)	(1 episode, 1965)	1965	-	8.4 (100)
	AKAs: The Ed Sullivan Show (USA: new title) 1 TV episode: Episode #19.8 (1965) (writer: "Who's Sorry Now?")
42.	This Earth Is Mine (1959)	(lyrics: "THREE LITTLE WORDS")	1959	-	6.2 (162)

43.	Some Like It Hot (1959)	("I Wanna Be Loved By You")	1959	-	8.4 (60,469)

44.	Gentlemen Marry Brunettes (1955)	(writer: "I Wanna Be Loved by You")	1955	-	5.2 (150)

45.	The Strip (1951)	(lyrics: "A Kiss to Build a Dream On")	1951	-	6.1 (128)

46.	"You Bet Your Life" (1950)	(unknown episodes)	1950	-	8.8 (112)
	AKAs: The Groucho Show (USA: last season title)
47.	Three Little Words (1950)	(writer: "Where Did You Get That Girl?", "She's Mine, All Mine", "My Sunny Tennessee", "So Long! Oo-Long (How Long You Gonna Be Gone?)", "Who's Sorry Now?", "Come on, Papa", "Nevertheless", "All Alone Monday", "You Smiled at Me", "I Wanna Be Loved by You", "Thinking of You", "I Love You So Much", "Three Little Words")	1950	-	7.1 (526)

48.	Wabash Avenue (1950)	(lyrics: "I'VE BEEN FLOATING DOWN THE OLD GREEN RIVER" (uncredited))	1950	-	6.6 (84)

49.	Copacabana (1947)	(writer: "Go West, Young Man")	1947	-	5.9 (377)

50.	Community Sing 7662: One-zy, Two-zy (1946)	(writer: "Who's Sorry Now?")	1946	-	-

51.	A Night in Casablanca (1946)	(lyrics: "Who's Sorry Now?")	1946	-	7.0 (2,111)

52.	Daffy Doodles (1946)	(lyrics: "She Was an Acrobat's Daughter" (uncredited))	1946	-	7.8 (98)

53.	Behind the Rising Sun (1943)	(lyrics: "Three Little Words" (1930) (uncredited))	1943	-	5.3 (104)

54.	Journey Into Fear (1943)	(lyrics: "Three Little Words" (1930))	1943	-	6.7 (1,201)

55.	Unexpected Uncle (1941)	(lyrics: "Three Little Words" (1930))	1941	-	6.0 (41)

56.	A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob (1941)	(lyrics: "Three Little Words")	1941	-	6.5 (96)
	AKAs: The Navy Steps Out (UK)
57.	Let's Make Music (1941)	(lyrics: "Three Little Words")	1941	-	6.0 (33)

58.	Skinnay Ennis and His Orchestra (1941)	(music: "Three Little Words")	1941	-	6.4 (5)
	AKAs: Melody Masters: Skinnay Ennis and His Orchestra (USA: series title)
59.	Where Did You Get That Girl? (1941)	(lyrics: "Where Did You Get That Girl?" (uncredited))	1941	-	-

60.	Kitty Foyle: The Natural History of a Woman (1940)	(lyrics: "Three Little Words")	1940	-	7.1 (962)
	AKAs: Kitty Foyle (USA: short title)
61.	The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle (1939)	(lyrics: "ONLY WHEN YOU'RE IN MY ARMS")	1939	$1.82M	6.9 (761)

62.	You're an Education (1938)	(lyrics: "Puppchen")	1938	-	6.1 (47)

63.	Cocoanut Grove (1938)	(music: "Four of the Three Musketeers")	1938	-	7.3 (18)

64.	Everybody Sing (1938)	("Quainty, Dainty Me" (1937), "Snooks (Why? - Because!)" (1937))	1938	-	6.1 (176)

65.	She Was an Acrobat's Daughter (1937)	(lyrics: "She Was an Acrobat's Daughter")	1937	-	6.5 (88)

66.	Walking on Air (1936)	(music: "Cabin On The Hilltop") (lyrics: "Cabin On The Hilltop", "My Heart Wants To Dance", "Let's Make a Wish)	1936	-	6.6 (55)

67.	Alpine Antics (1936)	(lyrics: "She Was an Acrobat's Daughter")	1936	-	6.2 (33)

68.	Little Dutch Plate (1935)	(lyrics: "Puppchen")	1935	-	5.6 (16)

69.	Bright Lights (1935)	(lyrics: "She Was an Acrobat's Daughter")	1935	-	6.3 (53)
	AKAs: Funny Face (UK)
70.	Beauty and the Beast (1934)	(lyrics: "Beauty and the Beast" (1934))	1934	-	5.7 (71)

71.	Kentucky Kernels (1934)	(writer: "One Little Kiss")	1934	-	5.7 (108)
	AKAs: Triple Trouble (UK)
72.	Happiness Ahead (1934)	(lyrics: "Massaging Window Panes")	1934	-	7.0 (43)

73.	Hips, Hips, Hooray! (1934)	(lyrics: "Keep On Doing What You're Doing", "Keep Romance Alive", "Keep On Doing What't You're Doing")	1934	-	7.1 (126)

74.	Duck Soup (1933)	(lyrics: "His Excellency Is Due", "These Are the Laws of My Administration", "The Country's Going to War", "Freedonia Hymn")	1933	-	8.1 (23,936)

75.	The Kid from Spain (1932)	(music: "But We Must Rise (The College Song)" (1932) (uncredited), "In the Moonlight" (1932) (uncredited), "Look What You've Done" (1932) (uncredited), "What a Perfect Combination" (1932) (uncredited)) (lyrics: "But We Must Rise (The College Song)" (1932) (uncredited), "In the Moonlight" (1932) (uncredited), "Look What You've Done" (1932) (uncredited), "What a Perfect Combination" (1932) (uncredited))	1932	-	7.5 (256)

76.	Horse Feathers (1932)	(lyrics: "Whatever It Is, I'm Against It", "I Always Get My Man", "Everyone Says I Love You")	1932	-	7.7 (4,963)

77.	What Price Hollywood? (1932)	(writer: Three Little Words")	1932	-	8.1 (686)

78.	The Roadhouse Murder (1932)	(lyrics: "THREE LITTLE WORDS")	1932	-	6.4 (13)

79.	Carnival Boat (1932)	(lyrics: "Three Little Words" (1930) (uncredited))	1932	-	5.8 (76)

80.	The Reckless Hour (1931)	(music: "Nevertheless (I'm in Love with You)" (1931) (uncredited)) (lyrics: "Nevertheless (I'm in Love with You)" (1931) (uncredited))	1931	-	6.5 (30)

81.	Manhattan Parade (1931)	(lyrics: "I'm Happy When You're Jealous")	1931	-	5.2 (50)

82.	Smart Woman (1931)	(lyrics: "Three Little Words" (1930))	1931	-	6.7 (56)

83.	Behind Office Doors (1931)	(lyrics: "Three Little Words" (1930) (uncredited))	1931	-	6.6 (76)

84.	Kept Husbands (1931)	(writer: "Three Little Words")	1931	-	6.2 (107)

85.	Check and Double Check (1930)	(lyrics: "Three Little Words", "Nobody Knows But the Lord")	1930	-	5.5 (179)

86.	Animal Crackers (1930)	(lyrics: "You Must Do Your Best Tonight", "I Represent", "Hello, I Must Be Going", "Hooray for Captain Spaulding", "Why Am I So Romantic?")	1930	-	7.6 (5,168)

87.	Top Speed (1930)	(writer: "Goodness Gracious", "I'll Know and She'll Know", "Keep Your Undershirt On", "What Would I Care", "Sweeter Than You")	1930	-	6.6 (18)

88.	The Cuckoos (1930)	(lyrics: "Down in Mexico", "Oh! How We Love Our Alma Mater", "All Alone Monday", "California Skies", "I'm a Gypsy", "Good Bye", "Tomorrow Never Comes", "I Love You So Much (It's a Wonder You Don't Feel It)", "Dancing the Devil Away")	1930	-	6.7 (71)

89.	Rhythms in Blue (1929)	(lyrics: "There Was Nothing Else to Do" (uncredited))	1929	-	-

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	Look for the Silver Lining (1949)	(story)	1949	-	6.0 (104)

2.	Ship Ahoy (1942)	(story)	1942	-	6.1 (179)

3.	Everybody Sing (1938)	(contributor to dialogue) (uncredited)	1938	-	6.1 (176)

4.	The Life of the Party (1937)	(screenplay)	1937	-	6.4 (50)

5.	Walking on Air (1936)	(writer)	1936	-	6.6 (55)

6.	Bright Lights (1935)	(screenplay)	1935	-	6.3 (53)
	AKAs: Funny Face (UK)
7.	Kentucky Kernels (1934)	(screenplay) (story)	1934	-	5.7 (108)
	AKAs: Triple Trouble (UK)
8.	The Circus Clown (1934)	(story and screenplay)	1934	-	6.3 (54)

9.	Hips, Hips, Hooray! (1934)	(writer)	1934	-	7.1 (126)

10.	Duck Soup (1933)	(story)	1933	-	8.1 (23,936)

11.	The Kid from Spain (1932)	(written for the screen by)	1932	-	7.5 (256)

12.	Horse Feathers (1932)	(screenplay)	1932	-	7.7 (4,963)

13.	Broadminded (1931)	(writer)	1931	-	5.9 (98)

14.	Check and Double Check (1930)	(story) (writer)	1930	-	5.5 (179)

15.	Animal Crackers (1930)	(play)	1930	-	7.6 (5,168)

16.	Top Speed (1930)	(play)	1930	-	6.6 (18)

17.	The Cuckoos (1930)	(play "The Ramblers")	1930	-	6.7 (71)

Composer View by NEW				Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
	1.	So This Is Africa (1933)		1933	-	5.8 (23)

Thanks View by NEW				Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
	1.	That's Entertainment, Part II (1976)	(acknowledgment)	1976	-	7.3 (871)

Self				Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
	1.	Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 6 (1931)	Himself	1931	-	-

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Active on Broadway in the following productions: more

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Comedy | Drama | Romance | Musical more

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Beautiful Woman | Male Female Relationship | New York City | Singing more

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