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Val Burton(1901-1981)

  • Writer
  • Music Department
  • Composer
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Val Burton
Songwriter ("Penthouse Serenade [When We're Alone], "Josephine")", composer, producer, screenwriter and author, educated at the Oundie School. He produced the Royal Air Force concert party "The Stunters" during World War I, and wrote musical revues for C.B. Cochran. He wrote the popular "Henry Aldrich" radio scripts. Joining ASCAP in 1921, he collaborated musically with Will Jason, and his other popular song compositions include "The Big Bad Wolf Is Dead", "Waiting for the Springtime", "You Alone", "The Day I Met You", "If It Isn't Love", "Some Day Soon", and "Singing a Vagabond Song".
BornFebruary 22, 1901
DiedNovember 9, 1981(80)
BornFebruary 22, 1901
DiedNovember 9, 1981(80)
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Known for

Woody Allen and Mira Sorvino in Mighty Aphrodite (1995)
Mighty Aphrodite
7.0
  • Soundtrack("Penthouse Serenade (When We're Alone)")
  • 1995
Bryan Cranston and Kevin Hart in The Upside (2017)
The Upside
7.0
  • Soundtrack("Penthouse Serenade (When We're Alone)")
  • 2017
Marceline Day in Paradise Island (1930)
Paradise Island
4.6
  • Music Department
  • 1930
Johnny Johnston and Betty Jane Rhodes in You Can't Ration Love (1944)
You Can't Ration Love
6.9
  • Writer
  • 1944

Credits

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  • Ronald Reagan, Diana Lynn, and Bonzo in Bedtime for Bonzo (1951)
    Bedtime for Bonzo
    5.5
    • Writer
    • 1951
  • Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in The Time of Their Lives (1946)
    The Time of Their Lives
    7.5
    • original screenplay
    • 1946
  • Vivian Austin, Allan Jones, Grace McDonald, and Raymond Walburn in Honeymoon Ahead (1945)
    Honeymoon Ahead
    6.0
    • screenplay
    • story
    • 1945
  • Olive Blakeney, John Litel, Jimmy Lydon, John David Robb, and Charles Smith in Henry Aldrich's Little Secret (1944)
    Henry Aldrich's Little Secret
    7.9
    • Writer
    • 1944
  • Evelyn Ankers, Bob Crosby, and Gloria Jean in Pardon My Rhythm (1944)
    Pardon My Rhythm
    6.3
    • screenplay
    • 1944
  • Barbara Jo Allen, Vaughan Glaser, and Jimmy Lydon in Henry Aldrich Plays Cupid (1944)
    Henry Aldrich Plays Cupid
    8.0
    • screenplay
    • 1944
  • Johnny Johnston and Betty Jane Rhodes in You Can't Ration Love (1944)
    You Can't Ration Love
    6.9
    • screenplay
    • 1944
  • Passport to Destiny (1944)
    Passport to Destiny
    6.2
    • original screen play
    • 1944
  • Olive Blakeney, John Litel, Jimmy Lydon, Mike Mazurki, and Joan Mortimer in Henry Aldrich Haunts a House (1943)
    Henry Aldrich Haunts a House
    6.2
    • original screen play by
    • 1943
  • Mimi Chandler, Beverly Hudson, Jimmy Lydon, and Charles Smith in Henry Aldrich Swings It (1943)
    Henry Aldrich Swings It
    8.1
    • original screenplay
    • 1943
  • Paramount Victory Short No. T2-4: The Aldrich Family Gets in the Scrap
    8.8
    Short
    • writer
    • 1943
  • Jimmy Lydon, Rita Quigley, and Charles Smith in Henry Aldrich, Editor (1942)
    Henry Aldrich, Editor
    6.4
    • original screenplay
    • 1942
  • Mary Anderson, Jimmy Lydon, and Charles Smith in Henry and Dizzy (1942)
    Henry and Dizzy
    7.0
    • original screen play by
    • 1942
  • Judy Canova, Jerry Colonna, William Demarest, Allan Jones, and Ann Miller in True to the Army (1942)
    True to the Army
    6.9
    • adaptation
    • 1942
  • Jackie Cooper, Susanna Foster, and Darryl Hickman in Glamour Boy (1941)
    Glamour Boy
    6.9
    • original screenplay
    • 1941

Music Department



  • Mary Anderson, Jimmy Lydon, and Charles Smith in Henry and Dizzy (1942)
    Henry and Dizzy
    7.0
    • composer: stock music (uncredited)
    • 1942
  • Jimmy Lydon and June Preisser in Henry Aldrich for President (1941)
    Henry Aldrich for President
    6.6
    • composer: stock music (uncredited)
    • 1941
  • Louis Hayward and Kay Sutton in The Saint in New York (1938)
    The Saint in New York
    6.3
    • composer: stock music (uncredited)
    • 1938
  • The Canary Comes Across
    6.0
    Short
    • original music
    • 1938
  • Some Time Soon
    6.3
    Short
    • composer: songs
    • 1937
  • Bela Lugosi, Wallace Ford, and Arline Judge in The Mysterious Mr. Wong (1934)
    The Mysterious Mr. Wong
    4.7
    • composer: stock music (uncredited)
    • 1934
  • Johnny Downs and Sally Sweet in Nifty Nurses (1934)
    Nifty Nurses
    6.8
    Short
    • songs
    • 1934
  • W.C. Fields, George P. Breakston, Pauline Lord, Zasu Pitts, and Virginia Weidler in Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch (1934)
    Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch
    6.2
    • composer: stock music (uncredited)
    • 1934
  • Bruce Cabot, William Gaxton, Huntley Gordon, Julie Haydon, Kay Johnson, Ralph Morgan, Zasu Pitts, and Slim Summerville in Their Big Moment (1934)
    Their Big Moment
    5.7
    • composer: stock music (uncredited)
    • 1934
  • Stuart Erwin and Pert Kelton in Bachelor Bait (1934)
    Bachelor Bait
    6.1
    • composer: stock music (uncredited)
    • 1934
  • Dorothy Lee, Thelma Todd, Bert Wheeler, and Robert Woolsey in Cockeyed Cavaliers (1934)
    Cockeyed Cavaliers
    6.4
    • music and lyrics by
    • 1934
  • Apples to You! (1934)
    Apples to You!
    5.9
    Short
    • musical score
    • 1934
  • Frankie Darro, Gordon De Main, George J. Lewis, Henry B. Walthall, and Rin Tin Tin Jr. in The Wolf Dog (1933)
    The Wolf Dog
    5.8
    • composer: stock music (uncredited)
    • 1933
  • Deluge (1933)
    Deluge
    6.4
    • musical director
    • 1933
  • So This Is Harris (1933)
    So This Is Harris
    5.6
    Short
    • music and lyrics by
    • 1933

Composer



  • No Place Like Rome
    5.7
    Short
    • Composer
    • 1936
  • Violets in Spring (1936)
    Violets in Spring
    6.2
    Short
    • Composer
    • 1936
  • Deluge (1933)
    Deluge
    6.4
    • Composer (uncredited)
    • 1933
  • Igloo (1932)
    Igloo
    8.3
    • Composer (uncredited)
    • 1932
  • Lucien Littlefield, Zasu Pitts, Miriam Seegar, and Theodore von Eltz in Strangers of the Evening (1932)
    Strangers of the Evening
    5.0
    • Composer (uncredited)
    • 1932
  • Peggy Shannon and Theodore von Eltz in Hotel Continental (1932)
    Hotel Continental
    5.7
    • Composer (uncredited)
    • 1932
  • Mae Clarke and Douglass Montgomery in Waterloo Bridge (1931)
    Waterloo Bridge
    7.4
    • Composer (uncredited)
    • 1931
  • Robert Ellis, Clara Blandick, Tyrell Davis, Robert Elliott, Leslie Fenton, Hale Hamilton, William Humphrey, Brandon Hurst, Aileen Pringle, Kenneth Thomson, and Alice White in Murder at Midnight (1931)
    Murder at Midnight
    5.4
    • Composer (uncredited)
    • 1931
  • June Collyer and Lloyd Hughes in The Drums of Jeopardy (1931)
    The Drums of Jeopardy
    5.5
    • Composer (uncredited)
    • 1931

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Valentine Burton
  • Born
    • February 22, 1901
    • London, England, UK
  • Died
    • November 9, 1981
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(undisclosed)
  • Spouse
    • Pearl SteubenSeptember 25, 1929 - November 9, 1981 (his death)

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