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He was born in Minsk in Russia (now Belarus ). His parents moved to Seattle, Washington in the United States when he was 6. After graduating from high school in Seattle, he started his own Band , playing the Drum , and moved to New York City in 1928 to pursue a music career. Though he continued playing the drum in night club bands, he began writing songs, collaborating with such other songwriters as Leon Carr , Leo Corday , Mann Curtis , Mack David , Milton Drake , Al Goodhart , Walter Kent , Sammy Lerner , Jerry Livingston , Dick Manning , Bob Merrill , Ed Nelson , and Maurice Sigler . Probably his most famous collaborations were with Manning.

In 1934 he moved to London to work on stage productions there. He returned to the U.S. three years later.

In 1984 he was inducted into the Songwriters' Hall Of Fame .

He died in New York City .

PARTIAL LIST OF PUBLISHED SONGS

Songs written by Al Hoffman and Dick Manning

" Allegheny Moon " ( 1956 )

" Gilly, Gilly, Ossenfeffer, Katzenellen Bogen By The Sea " ( 1954 )

" Hot Diggity " ( 1956 )

" I Can't Tell A Waltz From A Tango " ( 1954 )

" Mama, Teach Me To Dance " ( 1956 )

" Moon Talk " ( 1958 )

" O Dio Mio " ( 1960 )

" Takes Two To Tango " ( 1952 )

Songs written by Al Hoffman, Dick Manning, and another collaborator

" Are You Really Mine? " ( 1958 ) (with Mark Markwell )

" Make Me A Miracle " ( 1958 ) (with Mark Markwell )

" Oh-Oh, I'm Falling In Love Again " ( 1958 ) (with Mark Markwell )

" Papa Loves Mambo " ( 1954 ) (with Bix Reichner )

" Secretly " ( 1958 ) (with Mark Markwell )

Songs written by Al Hoffman, Mack David , and Jerry Livingston

" Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo " ( 1948 )

" Chi-Baba, Chi-Baba " ( 1947 )

" A Dream Is A Wish Your Heart Makes " ( 1949 )

" A Very Merry Un-Birthday To You " ( 1951 )

Others

" Apple Blossoms And Chapel Bells "

" Auf Wiedersehn, My Dear "

" Bear Down, Chicago Bears "

" Black-Eyed Susan Brown "

" Close To You " (with Jerry Livingston and Carl Lampl )

" Don’t Stay Away Too Long "

" Everything Stops For Tea "

" Everything's In Rhythm With My Heart " ( 1935 ) (with Al Goodhart and Maurice Sigler )

" Fit As A Fiddle "

" From One Minute To Another "

" Goodnight, Wherever You Are "

" Heartaches " ( 1931 ) (lyrics by John Clenner )

" I Apologize "

" If I Knew You Were Comin' I'd've Baked A Cake " ( 1950 ) (with Bob Merrill and Clem Watts )

" I Must Have One More Kiss Kiss Kiss "

" I Saw Stars "

" I’m In A Dancing Mood "

" Little Man You’ve Had Busy Day "

" Mares Eat Oats "

" Roll Up The Carpet " ( 1933 ) (lyrics by Raymond Klages , music by Raymond Klages , Al Goodhart , and Hoffman)

" The Story Of A Starry Night " ( 1941 ) (with Jerry Livingston and Mann Curtis )

" There Isn’t Any Limit To My Love "

" What’s The Good Word, Mr. Bluebird? "

" Who Walks In When I Walk Out? "

" Why Don’t You Practice What You Preach? "

" Without Rhythm "

EXTERNAL LINKS

Biography on Songwriters' Hall of Fame site

Complete list of Al Hoffman songs on SHoF site