Thomas Joseph McCarthy (September 27, 1885 – December 18, 1943) was an American

lyricist A lyricist is a writer who writes lyrics (the spoken words), as opposed to a composer, who writes the song's music which may include but not limited to the melody, harmony, arrangement and accompaniment. Royalties A lyricist's income derives ...

whose most famous songs include " You Made Me Love You", and " I'm Always Chasing Rainbows", from the now-forgotten ''Oh, Look!'' (1918), starring the Dolly Sisters, based upon the haunting melody from the middle section of Chopin's ''

Fantaisie-Impromptu Frédéric Chopin's ''Fantaisie-Impromptu'' () in C minor, Op. posth. 66, WN 46 is a solo piano composition. It was composed in 1834 and published posthumously in 1855 despite Chopin's instruction that none of his unpublished manuscr ...

''. Born in

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, United States, McCarthy was a frequent collaborator of composers

Harry Tierney Harry Austin Tierney (May 21, 1890 – March 22, 1965) was an American composer of musical theatre, best known for long-running hits such as ''Irene (musical), Irene'' (1919), Broadway's longest-running show of the era (620 performances), ''Kid B ...

and

Fred Fisher Fred Fisher (born Alfred Breitenbach; September 30, 1875 – January 14, 1942) was a German-born American songwriter and Tin Pan Alley music publisher. Biography Fisher was born in Cologne, Germany. His parents were Max and Theodora Breitenbach ...

. He was the director of

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from 1921 to 1929.

Broadway and film credits

Music score

*1918 ''Oh, Look!'' Kenrick, John
"Who's Who in Musicals: Additional Bios XIV – McCarthy, Joseph"
Musicals101.com, 2004, accessed July 23, 2017 *1919 ''

Ziegfeld Follies The ''Ziegfeld Follies'' were a series of elaborate theatrical revue productions on Broadway in New York City from 1907 to 1931, with renewals in 1934, 1936, 1943, and 1957. They became a radio program in 1932 and 1936 as '' The Ziegfeld Foll ...

of 1919'' *1919 ''

Irene Irene is a name derived from εἰρήνη (eirēnē), Greek for "peace". Irene, and related names, may refer to: * Irene (given name) Places * Irene, Gauteng, South Africa * Irene, South Dakota, United States * Irene, Texas, United States ...

'' (stage musical) *1920 ''Ziegfeld Follies of 1920'' *1921 ''The Broadway Whirl'' *1922 ''Up She Goes'' *1922 ''Glory'' *1923 ''Ziegfeld Follies of 1923'' *1923 ''

Kid Boots ''Kid Boots'' is a musical with a book by William Anthony McGuire and Otto Harbach, music by Harry Tierney, and lyrics by Joseph McCarthy. The show was staged by Edward Royce. Produced by Florenz Ziegfeld, the Broadway production, opened o ...

'' *1924 ''Ziegfeld Follies of 1924'' *1926 ''

'' (film) *1927 '' Rio Rita'' (stage musical) *1928 ''Cross My Heart'' *1929 '' Rio Rita'' *1930 '' New Movietone Follies of 1930'' *1931 ''Ziegfeld Follies of 1931'' *1942 '' Rio Rita'' (remake)

Songwriter

*1914 "There's a Little Spark of Love Still Burning" (with

) *1917 "They Go Wild Simply Wild Over Me" (with Fred Fisher) *1918 " I'm Always Chasing Rainbows" (from the musical ''Oh Look!'') *1919 " Alice Blue Gown" (waltz from ''

'') (with

) *1930 "So This Is London" *1930 "Under Suspicion" *1930 "Up the River" *1945 "Incendiary Blonde"

References

External links

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Joseph McCarthy on IBDB
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Joseph McCarthy recordings
at the

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