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Otto A. Harbach (1873–1963)
Otto Harbach was a songwriter ("I Won't Dance", "Yesterdays", "The Touch of Your Hand") and author, educated at Knox College (BA, MA, DHL, and an honorary member of the Board of Trustees) and Columbia University. At Whitman College he was a professor of English between 1895 and 1901, then a newspaper writer in New York between 1902 and 1903 and an...
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Born:in Salt Lake City, Utah, USADied:(age 89) in New York City, New York, USA |
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2017
Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Return
(TV Series) (lyrics - 1 episode)
- Avalanche
(2017)
... (lyrics: "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" - uncredited)
2017
American Playboy: The Hugh Hefner Story
(TV Series documentary) (writer - 1 episode)
- The Playboy Interview
(2017)
... (writer: "Let's Begin" - uncredited)
2016
11.22.63
(TV Mini-Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- The Kill Floor
(2016)
... (writer: "Indian Love Call" - uncredited)
2013
Bi no tsubo
(TV Series) (lyrics - 1 episode)
- Owan
(2013)
... (lyrics: "Smoke Gets In Your Eyes")
2012
Vegas
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Solid Citizens
(2012)
... (writer: "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes")
2012
Bunheads
(TV Series) (lyrics - 1 episode)
- Pilot
(2012)
... (lyrics: "I Won't Dance" - uncredited)
2012
Criminal Minds
(TV Series) (lyrics - 1 episode)
- Heathridge Manor
(2012)
... (lyrics: "Smoke Gets In Your Eyes")
2010
Rock & Chips
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Pilot
(2010)
... (writer: "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" - uncredited)
2009
The Louise Log
(TV Series) (lyrics - 1 episode)
- How to Deal with a Cute Repairman
(2009)
... (lyrics: "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes")
2009
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression
(Video documentary) (lyrics: "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" - uncredited)
2008
Cuéntame
(TV Series) (lyrics - 1 episode)
- Fifty, fifty
(2008)
... (lyrics: "Smoke Gets In Your Eyes")
2008
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1920s: The Dawn of the Hollywood Musical
(Video documentary) (lyrics: "Who?" - uncredited)
2005
Gilmore Girls
(TV Series) (lyrics - 1 episode)
- Twenty-One Is the Loneliest Number
(2005)
... (lyrics: "I Won't Dance" - uncredited)
2005
Forsthaus Falkenau
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Sonnwendfeier
(2005)
... (writer: "Smoke Gets In Your Eyes" - uncredited)
2004
Canadian Idol
(TV Series) (writer - 2 episodes)
- Top 4 Results Show
(2004)
... (writer: "I Won't Dance")
- Top 4 Performances
(2004)
... (writer: "I Won't Dance")
2004
Agatha Christie's Poirot
(TV Series) (lyrics - 1 episode)
- Death on the Nile
(2004)
... (lyrics: "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" - uncredited)
2002
American Idol: The Search for a Superstar
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Jump, Jive and Fail!
(2002)
... (writer: "I Won't Dance")
2001
Great Performances
(TV Series) (lyrics - 1 episode)
- My Favorite Broadway: The Love Songs
(2001)
... (lyrics: "Smoke Gets In Your Eyes")
1993-1995
Fallen Angels
(TV Series) (writer - 4 episodes)
- The Professional Man
(1995)
... (writer: "I Won't Dance" - as Harbach)
- Murder, Obliquely
(1993)
... (writer: "Yesterdays")
- The Quiet Room
(1993)
... (writer: "Yesterdays" - as Otto Harbach)
- I'll Be Waiting
(1993)
... (writer: "Yesterdays" - as Otto Harbach)
1995
Sliders
(TV Series) (lyrics - 1 episode)
- The Weaker Sex
(1995)
... (lyrics: "Smoke Gets In Your Eyes" - uncredited)
1992
Mystery Science Theater 3000
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- The Magic Sword
(1992)
... (writer: "Smoke Gets In Your Eyes")
1992
Quantum Leap
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Stand Up - April 30, 1959
(1992)
... (writer: "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" - uncredited)
1989-1991
The Wonder Years
(TV Series) (lyrics - 2 episodes)
- The Accident
(1991)
... (lyrics: "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" - uncredited)
- How I'm Spending My Summer Vacation
(1989)
... (lyrics: "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" - uncredited)
1987
Only Fools and Horses....
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- The Frog's Legacy
(1987)
... (writer: "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" - uncredited)
1987
In Performance at the White House: A Tribute to American Music - Jerome Kern
(TV Movie) (lyrics: "I Won't Dance") / (writer: "Smoke Gets In Your Eyes", "Yesterdays")
1987
La Bamba
(lyrics: "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" - as Otto Harbach) / (music: "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" - as Otto Harbach)
1986
Population: 1
(lyrics: "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" - as Otto Harbach) / (music: "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" - as Otto Harbach)
1985
'Allo 'Allo!
(TV Series) (lyrics - 1 episode)
- Herr Flick's Revenge
(1985)
... (lyrics: "Who?" - uncredited)
1985
The Two Ronnies
(TV Series) (lyrics - 1 episode)
- Episode #11.5
(1985)
... (lyrics: "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes")
1982
The 36th Annual Tony Awards
(TV Special) (lyrics: "Mounties", "Rose Marie", "Indian Love Call")
M*A*S*H
(TV Series) (lyrics - 5 episodes, 1976 - 1981) (writer - 1 episode, 1976)
- That's Show Biz
(1981)
... (lyrics: "Cuddle Up a Little Closer, Lovey Mine")
- Inga
(1979)
... (lyrics: "Indian Love Call")
- Lil
(1978)
... (lyrics: "Indian Love Call")
- The Abduction of Margaret Houlihan
(1976)
... (lyrics: "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" - uncredited) / (writer: "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" - uncredited)
- Hawkeye
(1976)
... (lyrics: "I Won't Dance" - uncredited)
1978
Pennies from Heaven
(TV Mini-Series) (lyrics - 2 episodes)
- Better Think Twice
(1978)
... (lyrics: "Indian Love Call" - uncredited)
- Down Sunnyside Lane
(1978)
... (lyrics: "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" - uncredited)
1977
All in the Family
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Archie's Grand Opening
(1977)
... (writer: "Who? (Stole My Heart Away)" - uncredited)
1976-1977
The Muppet Show
(TV Series) (lyrics - 3 episodes)
- Milton Berle
(1977)
... (lyrics: "Who?")
- George Burns
(1977)
... (lyrics: "I Won't Dance" - uncredited)
- Jim Nabors
(1976)
... (lyrics: "Indian Love Call")
1975-1977
The Waltons
(TV Series) (lyrics - 2 episodes)
- The Hawk
(1977)
... (lyrics: "Cuddle Up a Little Closer")
- The Prophecy
(1975)
... (lyrics: "Cuddle Up a Little Closer")
1976
That's Entertainment, Part II
(Documentary) (lyrics: "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" (1933) - uncredited)
1974
Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore
(lyrics: "Cuddle Up a Little Closer, Lovey Mine" (1908) - as Otto Harbach)
1973
The Benny Hill Show
(TV Series) (lyrics - 1 episode)
- The Great British Dancing Finals
(1973)
... (lyrics: "I Won't Dance")
1973
Acht Stunden sind kein Tag
(TV Mini-Series) (lyrics - 1 episode)
- Harald und Monika
(1973)
... (lyrics: "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes")
1972
The 26th Annual Tony Awards
(TV Special) (lyrics: "You Can Dance with Any Girl", "I Want to Be Happy")
1971
Our American Musical Heritage
(TV Series) (lyrics - 1 episode)
- Episode dated 25 September 1971
(1971)
... (lyrics: "Yesterdays", "The Tickle Toe" - uncredited)
1967
Gomer Pyle: USMC
(TV Series) (lyrics - 2 episodes)
- Gomer, the Privileged Character
(1967)
... (lyrics: "The Desert Song" - uncredited)
- The Great Talent Hunt
(1967)
... (lyrics: "One Alone" - uncredited)
1967
The Monkees
(TV Series) (lyrics - 1 episode)
- A Coffin Too Frequent
(1967)
... (lyrics: "Tea for Two" - uncredited)
1957-1966
The Dodge Dancing Party
(TV Series) (lyrics - 2 episodes)
- Can't Help Singing
(1966)
... (lyrics: "Cuddle Up a Little Closer, Lovey Mine" - uncredited)
- Guest Star: Fran Irwin
(1957)
... (lyrics: "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" - uncredited)
1965
The Hollywood Palace
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Episode #2.26
(1965)
... (writer: "Indian Love Call" - uncredited)
1964
Bandstand
(TV Series) (lyrics - 1 episode)
- Episode #7.36
(1964)
... (lyrics: "Tea for Two" - uncredited)
1963
Hollywood and the Stars
(TV Series) (music - 1 episode)
- The Fabulous Musicals
(1963)
... (music: "Who?" - uncredited)
1963
The Judy Garland Show
(TV Series) (lyrics - 1 episode)
- Episode #1.1
(1963)
... (lyrics: "Indian Love Call", "Rose Marie" - uncredited)
1963
The Twilight Zone
(TV Series) (lyrics - 1 episode)
- Of Late I Think of Cliffordville
(1963)
... (lyrics: "Every Little Movement (Has A Meaning All Its Own)" - uncredited)
1962
Julie and Carol at Carnegie Hall
(TV Special documentary) (writer: "History of Musical Comedy - as O. Harbach)
1962
Hawaiian Eye
(TV Series) (lyrics - 1 episode)
- Little Miss Rich Witch
(1962)
... (lyrics: "The Love Nest" - uncredited)
1961
Glenn Miller Time
(TV Series) (lyrics - 1 episode)
- Episode #1.4
(1961)
... (lyrics: "She Didn't Say Yes" - uncredited)
1959
The Perry Como Show
(TV Series) (lyrics - 1 episode)
- Episode #12.2
(1959)
... (lyrics: "Every Little Movement" - uncredited)
1959
The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show
(TV Series) (lyrics - 1 episode)
- Gisele MacKenzie
(1959)
... (lyrics: "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" - uncredited)
1957
The Lux Show
(TV Series) (lyrics - 1 episode)
- Episode #1.3
(1957)
... (lyrics: "I Won't Dance")
1957
The Nat King Cole Show
(TV Series) (lyrics - 1 episode)
- Episode #1.11
(1957)
... (lyrics: "I Know That You Know" - uncredited)
1956
Toast of the Town
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Episode #10.7
(1956)
... (writer: "Rose Marie/Indian Love Call")
1956
The Steve Allen Show
(TV Series) (lyrics - 1 episode)
- Ann Sheridan/Steve Lawrence/Fats Domino/Georgia Gibbs/Smith and Dale
(1956)
... (lyrics: "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes")
1955
Ford Star Jubilee
(TV Series) (lyrics - 1 episode)
- Together with Music
(1955)
... (lyrics: "I Won't Dance" - uncredited)
1955
Our Miss Brooks
(TV Series) (lyrics - 1 episode)
- Public Speaker's Nightmare
(1955)
... (lyrics: "Indian Love Call")
1954
The Colgate Comedy Hour
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Episode #4.21
(1954)
... (writer: "Rose Marie I Love You")
1953
The Desert Song
(lyrics: "One Alone", "The Riff Song", "If One Flower Grows Alone in Your Garden", "The Desert Song", "Romance" - uncredited)
1952
Lovely to Look At
(lyrics: "Yesterdays", "I Won't Dance", "You're Devastating", "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes", "The Touch of Your Hand" - uncredited)
1952
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Gracie's Engagement Ring
(1952)
... (writer: "Love Nest" - uncredited)
1951
On Moonlight Bay
(lyrics: "Cuddle Up a Little Closer, Lovey Mine", "Every Little Movement (Has a Meaning All Its Own)" - uncredited)
1951
Broadway Open House
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Episode dated 30 January 1951
(1951)
... (writer: "Yesterdays" - uncredited)
1949
The Voice of Firestone
(TV Series) (lyrics - 1 episode)
- Episode #1.15
(1949)
... (lyrics: "Song of the Flame (Don't Forget Me)" - as Otto Harbach)
1949
The Admiral Broadway Revue
(TV Series) (lyrics - 1 episode)
- This Time of Year
(1949)
... (lyrics: "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" - uncredited)
1948
April Showers
(lyrics: "Cuddle Up a Little Closer, Lovey Mine", "Every Little Movement" - uncredited)
1947
The Late George Apley
(lyrics: "Every Little Movement (Has a Meaning All Its Own)" - uncredited)
1946
Till the Clouds Roll By
(lyrics: "Who?", "Sunny", "I Won't Dance", "She Didn't Say 'Yes'", "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes", "Yesterdays" - uncredited)
1943
Presenting Lily Mars
(lyrics: "Every Little Movement (Has a Meaning All Its Own)" (1910) - uncredited)
1937
The Firefly
(lyrics: "Sympathy", "Giannina Mia", "When a Maid Comes Knocking at Your Heart", "I Love You Don Diego", "Giannina Mia: Finale" - uncredited)
1936
Rose-Marie
(lyrics: "The Mounties" (1924), "Rose Marie" (1924), "Totem Tom-Tom" (1924) - uncredited)
1935
Roberta
(lyrics: "Let's Begin" (1933), "I'll Be Hard to Handle" (1933), "Yesterdays" (1933), "I Won't Dance" (1934), "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" (1933) - uncredited)
1934
The Cat and the Fiddle
(lyrics: "She Didn't Say Yes" (1931), "A New Love is Old" (1931), "The Night Was Made for Love" (1931), "I Watched the Love Parade" (1931), "Poor Pierrot" (1931), "The Breeze Kissed Your Hair" (1931), "One Moment Alone" (1931), "Try to Forget" (1931), "Don't Ask Me Not to Sing" (1933), "The Crystal Candelabra" (1931) - uncredited)
1932/I
The Red Shadow
(Short) (lyrics: "One Alone", "The Riff Song", "One Flower Grows Alone in Your Garden" - uncredited)
1930
Sunny
(lyrics: "The Hunt Dance" (1925), "I Was Alone" (1925), "When We Get Our Divorce" (1925), "Who?" (1925), "Sunny" (1925), "D'Ya Love Me?" (1925), "Two Little Love Birds" (1925) - uncredited)
1930
An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee
(Short) (lyrics: "Who?" (1925) - uncredited)
1930
Golden Dawn
(lyrics: "The Whip" (1925), "My Bwanna" (1925), "We Two" (1925), "Dawn" (1925), "Mulungu Thabu" - uncredited)
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Broadway play: "The Little Whopper". Musical comedy. Lyrics by Otto A. Harbach and Bide Dudley. Directed by Oscar Eagle. Casino Theatre: 204 performances. See more »Alternate Names:
Mr. Otto Harbach | Otto Abels Harbach | Otto Harbach | O.A. Hauerbach | Otto Hauerbach
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