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Fred Fisher ( September 30 , 1875 – January 14 , 1942 ) was an American Songwriter . Fisher was born in Cologne , Germany , and immigrated to the United States in 1900 . His first hit was "If the Man In the Moon Were a Coon", in 1906 , which combined two then popular song themes, Moon songs and Coon Song s. On a number of his tunes he collaborated with Alfred Bryan . Fisher's hits included "Come Josephine In My Flying Machine", " Peg O' My Heart ", "They Go Wild, Simply Wild, Over Me", "Dardanella", "Chicago", "Blues in the Night", and "Your Feet's Too Big". Fred Fisher died in New York City . His sons Dan and Marvin and daughter Doris Fisher also wrote songs professionally. The 1949 Movie Oh You Beautiful Doll is a fictionalized Hollywood biography featuring many of his tunes. Fred Fisher is an inductee in the Songwriters' Hall Of Fame (inducted in 1970 ). EXTERNAL LINK |
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