McElbert Moore explained

McElbert Moore (July 2, 1892 – April 10, 1972) was an American playwright, screenwriter, and lyricist.

Born Elbert Francis Moore in Boston, he attended Waltham High School. He worked as a drama critic and editor at local newspapers. He was part of the Harvard College class of 1916 and was a pilot candidate in the Army from October to November 1918 before working on the Army's theatrical productions.^[1]

He wrote several plays in the 1920s.^[2] He co-wrote screenplays for several films in the 1940s.

As a lyricist, he worked with Anton Lada and J. Fred Coots.

He married actress Margaret Moore. They wrote the song "Don't Take My Balloon".^[3]

Filmography

• Ever Since Venus (1944), co-writer with Arthur Dreifuss
• An Old Fashioned Girl (1949)^{[4] [5]}
• Shamrock Hill (1949), co-writer with Arthur Hoerl
• There's a Girl in My Heart (1949), co-writer with Arthur Hoerl

Discography

• "Back Numbers in My Little Red Book" (1922), lyrics, music by J. Fred Coots
• "Only One" (1953), from Matinee Girl^[6]
• "Like-a-Me, Like-a-You, from Matinee Girl
• "When" (1953), from A Night in Paris (1926)
• "Why Should We Be Wasting Time?" from A Night in Paris, lrics
• "Fascinating Lady" from A Night in Paris, lrics

Theater

• The Eclipse (1922)
• Spice of 1922 (1922), lyrics
• Dew Drop Inn (1923)
• Plain Jane (1924)
• The Matinee Girl (1926)
• A Night in Paris (1926)
• Happy (1927)
• Zeppelin (1929)
• Hanky Panky
• The Bal Tabarin (1923)^[7]
• Innocent Eyes
• Hello Everybody
• Sittin Pretty
• Accidentally Yours
• Leave it to Me
• Junetime^[8]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Harvard College Class of 1916 Secretary's Third Report. Harvard College (1780-) Class. of 1916. February 16, 1922. Google Books.
2. Web site: McElbert Moore – Broadway Cast & Staff | IBDB. www.ibdb.com.
3. Web site: Catalog of Copyright Entries: Third series. Library of Congress Copyright. Office. Aug 25, 1951. Aug 25, 2020. Google Books.
4. Web site: McElbert Moore. Noovie.
5. Web site: An Old Fashioned Girl (1948). https://web.archive.org/web/20200216153725/https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6b1f0422. dead. February 16, 2020. BFI. Aug 25, 2020.
6. Web site: Catalog of Copyright Entries: Third series. February 16, 1953. Google Books.
7. Book: Gänzl, Kurt. The Encyclopedia of the Musical Theatre: O-Z. Aug 25, 2001. Schirmer Books. 9780028655741. Aug 25, 2020. Google Books.
8. Web site: ASCAP Dictionary of authors, composers, songs & music - online book P0457. Aug 25, 2020.