Wrote themes for silent films and later sound film scores including “Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm”
Lew Pollack was born in New York City on June 16, 1895. He was educated at DeWitt Clinton High School and performed as a boy soprano in the Walter Damrosch choral group.
In his early professional career, Pollack was a singer and pianist in vaudeville acts and began writing theme music for silent films includingย What Price Gloryย andย Seventh Heaven. He also wrote full scores for sound films includingย Pigskin Parade,ย One in a Million,ย Life Begins n College,ย Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farmย andย Captain January.
Collaborating with songwriters such as Sidney Mitchell, Erno Rapee,ย Paul Francis Webster,ย Sidney Clare,ย Ned Washington, Ray Gilbert andย Jack Yellen, co-writing the music for “My Yiddishe Mama”.
Highlights from the Pollack catalog include โCharmaineโ, โDianeโ, โAngela Miaโ, โThatโs a-Plentyโ, โTwo Cigarettes in the Darkโ, โIn the Middle of a Kissโ, โIโm Missinโ Mammyโs Kissinิ, โWeep No More My Mammyโ, โEarly Birdโ, โMoonshine Over Kentuckyโ, โAt the Codfish Ballโ, โOne in a Millionโ, โAlone With Youโ, โMiss Annabelle Leeโ, โReap the Wild Windโ, โSing, Baby, Singโ, โThe Right Somebody to Loveโ and โCheatinโ On Meโ.
Lew Pollack died in Hollywood, California on January 18, 1946.
23 Songs Composed by Lew Pollack
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A Yiddishe Mame3:31
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A Yiddishe Mame3:12
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A Yiddishe Mame4:46
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A Yiddishe Mame3:31
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A Yiddishe Mame4:44
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A Yiddishe Mame5:22
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A Yiddishe Mame3:10
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A Yiddishe Mame2:24
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A Yiddishe Mame3:25
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A Yiddishe Mame4:17
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A Yiddishe Mame4:08
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A Yiddishe Mame3:32
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A Yiddishe Mame4:34
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A Yiddishe Mame3:49
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A Yiddishe Mame3:25
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Sholem Aleikhem4:25
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Sholem Aleikhem2:16
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Sholem Aleikhem0:40
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Sholem Aleikhem2:15
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Sholem Aleikhem2:13
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Sholem Aleikhem1:57
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Sholem Aleikhem6:12
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Vi Ahin Zol Ikh Gheih - A Yiddishe Mame3:36
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Joseph Smith
Kol Ram Community Choir, NYC
Shalom Joseph. I just saw your 2024 post by chance… I’m a mostly-retired Israeli journalist and translator. In 2003 I translated into English the content (the objective was to remain true to the meaning, not to cadence or rhyme) of poems and lyrics of 48 of Israel’s most iconic songs arranged by Aldema for choirs abroad singing in Hebrew (the words in the scores are transliterated) but members of the choir lack mastery of Hebrew to ‘know’ exactly what they are saying/singing… The book was titled in English “A Merry Choir” – in Hebrew ืืงืืื ืขืืืื . See if you can find a copy in a used book store, it is priceless and apparently out-of-print – well worth the search. If not, they may have a copy at Tel Aviv Amenu Museum’s music department – write them and see if they can send it to you. Or – if you will contact me via Whatsapp – (972) 546872768 or via my email – I will try and find the book (it is not where it ‘should be’ so I have to search) and I will photograph the score with my cell and send to you as an attachment. Best, Daniella Ashkenazy – Kfar Warburg.
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ืื ืฉืืืชื ืืืชื. ืขืืืชื ืืช ืืฉืจืื ืืคืืจืืืจ 1998 ืืื ืืืืื ืืช ืื ื ืืืืืืกื ืืงืื ืืช ืืขืืจื ืืืงืฆืืขืืช ืฉืื ืืืืชื ืงืืืืช ืื ืืืฉืจืื. ืื ืกืืคืืจ ืืืื ืขืฆืื ืืืจืื, ืืื ืื ื ืืืืชื ืืืืื ืขื ืืืฆืื ืฉืืืื ืืืชื ืืืืืชื ืืืจื ืืืื ืืฉืืืื ืืืฉื ืืืืฉื ืืืืฉืื. ืืื ืืื ืื ืื 9. ืืขืช ืืื ืื 36 ืืืชืคืงื ืืืืคื ืขืฆืืื. ื ืชืชื ืื ืืืืื ืืช ืืขืชืื ื ืืจืืื. ืืื, ืืืืช ืืืื ืืจื, ืืืืจืื ืืคืืื ืฆืืืช, ืืื ืืืื ืฆืจืืืื ืืขืืื ืืืืจืืช ืืืืืืื ืจืืื!
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(Maurice King)
Thank you for this wonderful remembrance of Herman Zalis. My late father, Henry Wahrman, was one of his students. Note the correct spelling of his name for future reference. Thank you again for sharing this.
Tirza Wahrman (Mitlak)
amazing zchuso yagein aleinu, he wrote the famous niggun Lefichuch that is sung in almost every Israeli Yeshiva
My grandmother, Rose Ziperson, wrote the words to his music for a song called Main Shtetele, which he produced. I have the sheet music!