Jack King(1903-1943)
- Music Department
- Actor
- Composer
Songwriter ("How Am I to Know?"), composer ("Paramount on Parade"),
pianist and singer, educated at the American Conservatory in
Fontainebleau, France and in private music study with E. Enna,
Gabrilovitsch, Camille Decreus, Bejamin Fabian, Ernest Schilling, and
Isidore Philippe. He made his debut as a child concert pianist in 1910
and gave piano concerts until 1921. His European debut was in Berlin,
and between 1921 and 1923 he was the assistant director of the
University of California Glee Club. He was also a singing coach, and
appeared in vaudeville and night clubs. Joining ASCAP in 1935, his
other popular-song compositions include "Any Time's the Time to Fall in
Love", "Everything's Been Done Before", "I'm True to the Navy Now",
"You Still Belong to Me", "Live and Love Today", and "All I Know Is
You're in My Arms".
