Sidney Clare (August 15, 1892 – August 29, 1972) was an American comedian, dancer and composer. His best-known songs include " On the Good Ship Lollipop" (introduced by

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), " You're My Thrill" (recorded by

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), and " Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone" (featured in the cartoon '' One Froggy Evening''). In 1929, Clare wrote his first full

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for '' Street Girl''. He did the film scores for ''Tanned Legs'', '' Transatlantic Merry-Go-Round'', ''Sing and Be Happy'', '' Hit the Deck'', ''Jimmy and Sally'', '' Bright Eyes'', '' The Littlest Rebel'' and '' Rascals''. The

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credits Clare with the earliest usage of the term "

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" in 1934 on the soundtrack for the movie ''Transatlantic Merry-Go-Round''. In the early 1940s Clare and several of his fellow hitmakers formed a sensational review called '' Songwriters on Parade'', performing all across the Eastern seaboard on the Loew's and Keith circuits. He was inducted into the

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in 1970.

Selective list of songs

*" On the Good Ship Lollipop" *"What Do You Mean by Loving Somebody Else?" *"I'm Missin' Mammy's Kissin" *"Weep No More My Mammy" *"Oo-Oo Ernest" *"The Shy Violet" *"A New Kind of Man" *" Ma! He's Making Eyes at Me" (with Con Conrad) *"Big Butter and Egg Man" *"Me and the Boyfriend" *"We’re Back Together Again" *"Then I’ll Be Happy" *"Miss Annabelle Lee" *"One Sweet Letter From You" *"Lovable and Sweet" *"My Dream Memory" *"Keeping Myself for You" *" You're My Thrill" *"I’ve Got You on Top of My List" *"It Was A Night in June" *" Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone" *"I'd Climb the Highest Mountain (If I Knew I'd Find You)"

References

External links

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Sidney Clare recordings
at the

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