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    Which composer lived next to Harpo Marx and was disturbed by the constant emulation of his preludes by Harpo?

    Question #88011. Asked by tragic_flawed. (Nov 01 07 5:09 PM)


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    		Allan Sherman

    Sherman was employed by Mark Goodson-Bill Todman Productions as a producer. He was the creator and original producer of the popular I've Got a Secret (1952-1967). He also produced a short-lived 1954 game show What's Going On? Sherman was fired after a particularly unsuccessful episode of I've Got a Secret (featuring Tony Curtis) that aired June 11, 1958. Later, he found that the little song parodies he performed to amuse his friends and family were taking a life of their own. Sherman had the good fortune to live in Van Nuys next door to Harpo Marx, who invited Sherman to perform his song parodies at parties attended by Marx's show-biz friends. After one such party, George Burns phoned a record executive and persuaded him to sign Sherman to a contract. The result was an LP of these parodies, My Son, the Folk Singer, in 1962. The album was so successful that it was quickly followed by My Son, the Celebrity.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allan_Sherman


    [Pulled text from the reference link - McG]

    Nov 01 07, 5:46 PM

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