Information AboutMilton Ager |
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Ager was born in Chicago, Illinois , the sixth of nine children. Leaving school with only three years of formal high-school education, he taught himself to play the Piano and embarked on a career as a musician. After spending time on the Vaudeville circuit, he moved to Chicago to write music for the growing movie industry. During World War I he served as a Morale officer. Milton Ager also was a music publisher in partnership with his frequent musical collaborator, lyricist Jack Yellen . He moved to Hollywood where he made a good living writing songs for film. In 1979 , he was enrolled in the Songwriters' Hall Of Fame . On his passing, Milton Ager was interred in the Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery in Los Angeles . Among his best known works are:
Works for Broadway include:
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