Buddy De Sylva

Buddy Gard DeSylva, often credited as Buddy De Sylva, Buddy DeSylva, Bud De Sylva and B.G. DeSylva (January 27, 1895 – July 11, 1950) was a songwriter, one third of the songwriting team DeSylva, Brown and Henderson, one of the top Tin Pan Alley songwriters of the era, and a producer of stage and screen musicals.

He was born George Gard DeSylva in New York, New York, USA, and died in Hollywood, California, USA.

Broadway credits

• 1919 – La La Lucille (music by George Gershwin)
• 1922 – George White's Scandals of 1922 (music by George Gershwin
• 1922 – Orange Blossoms (music by Victor Herbert)
• 1922 – The Yankee Princess (music by Emmerich Kalman)
• 1923 – George White's Scandals of 1923 (music by George Gershwin
• 1924 – Sweet Little Devil (music by George Gershwin)
• 1924 – George White's Scandals of 1924 (music by George Gershwin
• 1925 – Big Boy (music by Joseph Meyer and James Hanley)
• 1925 – Tell Me More! (co-lyricist with Ira Gershwin music by George Gershwin)
• 1925 – George White's Scandals of 1925 (DeSylva, Brown & Henderson)
• 1925 – Captain Jinks (music by Lewis Gensler)
• 1926 – George White's Scandals of 1926 (DeSylva, Brown & Henderson)
• 1926 – Queen High (music by Lewis Gensler)
• 1927 – Good News (DeSylva, Brown & Henderson)
• 1927 – Manhattan Mary (DeSylva, Brown & Henderson)
• 1928 – George White's Scandals of 1928 (DeSylva, Brown & Henderson)
• 1928 – Hold Everything! (DeSylva, Brown & Henderson)
• 1929 – Follow Thru (DeSylva, Brown & Henderson)
• 1930 – Flying High (DeSylva, Brown & Henderson)
• 1932 – Take A Chance (music by Nacio Herb Brown, Richard A. Whiting and Vincent Youmans)

External link

• His profile at the Internet Broadway Database