George A. Whiting | |
Birth Name: | George Edward Bernhamer |
Birth Date: | August 16, 1884 |
Death Place: | New York City, United States |
Origin: | Chicago, Illinois, United States |
Occupation: | Singer, lyricist |
Years Active: | 1909–1936 |
Associated Acts: | Sadie Burt[1] Walter Donaldson |
George A. Whiting was a vaudeville song and dance man, and also a writer of lyrics for popular songs during the vaudeville era. He toured with singer Sadie Burt,[1] whom he later married and had 3 daughters with. His best-known work is "My Blue Heaven", with music by Walter Donaldson. Whiting was born in Chicago August 16, 1884 and died in New York City on December 18, 1943.[2]