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Fred Fisher (
September 30,
1875 –
January 14,
1942) was an
American songwriter.
Fisher was born in
Cologne,
Germany, and immigrated to the United States in
1900. His first hit was "If the Man In the Moon Were a Coon", in
1906, which combined two then popular song themes,
Moon songs and
Coon songs. On a number of his tunes he collaborated with
Alfred Bryan.
Fisher's hits included "Come Josephine In My Flying Machine", "
Peg O' My Heart", "They Go Wild, Simply Wild, Over Me", "Dardanella", "
Chicago", "
Blues in the Night", and "Your Feet's Too Big".
Fred Fisher died in
New York City. His sons Dan and Marvin and daughter
Doris Fisher also wrote songs professionally.
The
1949 movie Oh You Beautiful Doll is a fictionalized
Hollywood biography featuring many of his tunes.
Fred Fisher is an inductee in the
Songwriters' Hall of Fame (inducted in
1970).
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http://www.songwritershalloffame.org/exhibit_home_page.asp?exhibitId=259 Fred Fisher page on Songwriters' Hall of Fame siteFisher, FredFisher, FredFisher, Fred