Jack Yellen (1892–1991)
Soundtrack | Writer | Music Department
Filmography
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Known For
1941 Soundtrack (1979) -
Dolores Claiborne Soundtrack (1995) -
Get Shorty Soundtrack (1995) -
Known For
Shall We Dance Soundtrack (2004) -
Soundtrack
Perry Mason (2020) -
The Man in the High Castle (2016-2018) -
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (2017) -
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All the Way (2016) -
Little Boy (2015) -
Indian Summers (2015) -
Boardwalk Empire (2011-2014) -
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Rugby League: Challenge Cup (2014) -
![The Marty Stuart Show]( "The Marty Stuart Show")
The Marty Stuart Show (2008-2014) -
![Rude Tube]( "Rude Tube")
Rude Tube (2013) -
![BioShock Infinite]( "BioShock Infinite")
BioShock Infinite (2013) -
![The Dust Bowl]( "The Dust Bowl")
The Dust Bowl (2012) -
![Quartet]( "Quartet")
Quartet (2012) -
![Bunheads]( "Bunheads")
Bunheads (2012) -
![Glee: The 3D Concert Movie]( "Glee: The 3D Concert Movie")
Glee: The 3D Concert Movie (2011) -
![Midnight in Paris]( "Midnight in Paris")
Midnight in Paris (2011) -
![The Oprah Winfrey Show]( "The Oprah Winfrey Show")
The Oprah Winfrey Show (2011) -
![Carrie Fisher: Wishful Drinking]( "Carrie Fisher: Wishful Drinking")
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![Glee]( "Glee")
Glee (2010) -
![Two and a Half Men]( "Two and a Half Men")
Two and a Half Men (2010) -
![Mafia II]( "Mafia II")
Mafia II (2010) -
![One Night Only: Barbra Streisand and Quartet at the Village Vanguard - September 26,2009]( "One Night Only: Barbra Streisand and Quartet at the Village Vanguard - September 26,2009")
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![Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me]( "Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me")
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![True Blood]( "True Blood")
True Blood (2009) -
![To Die Like a Man]( "To Die Like a Man")
To Die Like a Man (2009) -
![Cold Case]( "Cold Case")
Cold Case (2009) -
![Law & Order]( "Law & Order")
Law & Order (2009) -
![Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1920s: The Dawn of the Hollywood Musical]( "Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1920s: The Dawn of the Hollywood Musical")
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![Damages]( "Damages")
Damages (2007) -
![EastEnders]( "EastEnders")
EastEnders (2007) -
![Doctor Who]( "Doctor Who")
Doctor Who (2007) -
![Tony Bennett: Duets - The Making of an American Classic]( "Tony Bennett: Duets - The Making of an American Classic")
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![Black Book]( "Black Book")
Black Book (2006) -
![Idlewild]( "Idlewild")
Idlewild (2006) -
![Future by Design]( "Future by Design")
Future by Design (2006) -
![House]( "House")
House (2005) -
![Wife Swap]( "Wife Swap")
Wife Swap (2005) -
![The Aviator]( "The Aviator")
The Aviator (2004) -
![Shall We Dance]( "Shall We Dance")
Shall We Dance (2004) -
![The Whole Ten Yards]( "The Whole Ten Yards")
The Whole Ten Yards (2004) -
![Iron Jawed Angels]( "Iron Jawed Angels")
Iron Jawed Angels (2004) -
![The Pyjamas]( "The Pyjamas")
The Pyjamas (2003) -
![American Idol]( "American Idol")
American Idol (2002) -
![The Gathering Storm]( "The Gathering Storm")
The Gathering Storm (2002) -
![Cats & Dogs]( "Cats & Dogs")
Cats & Dogs (2001) -
![28 Days]( "28 Days")
28 Days (2000) -
![The West Wing]( "The West Wing")
The West Wing (1999) -
![Primary Colors]( "Primary Colors")
Primary Colors (1998) -
![The Newton Boys]( "The Newton Boys")
The Newton Boys (1998) -
![Heat of the Sun]( "Heat of the Sun")
Heat of the Sun (1998) -
![American Masters]( "American Masters")
American Masters (1997) -
![The Harmonists]( "The Harmonists")
The Harmonists (1997) -
![Cybill]( "Cybill")
Cybill (1997) -
![Survivors of the Holocaust]( "Survivors of the Holocaust")
Survivors of the Holocaust (1996) -
![Nixon]( "Nixon")
Nixon (1995) -
![Get Shorty]( "Get Shorty")
Get Shorty (1995) -
![Keeping Up Appearances]( "Keeping Up Appearances")
Keeping Up Appearances (1995) -
![Truman]( "Truman")
Truman (1995) -
![Barbra: The Concert]( "Barbra: The Concert")
Barbra: The Concert (1995) -
![Dolores Claiborne]( "Dolores Claiborne")
Dolores Claiborne (1995) -
![Women of the House]( "Women of the House")
Women of the House (1995) -
![That's Entertainment! III]( "That's Entertainment! III")
That's Entertainment! III (1994) -
![Demob]( "Demob")
Demob (1993) -
![For Love or Money]( "For Love or Money")
For Love or Money (1993) -
What a Day! (1993)
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![The Distinguished Gentleman]( "The Distinguished Gentleman")
The Distinguished Gentleman (1992) -
![The Simpsons]( "The Simpsons")
The Simpsons (1992) -
![Strictly Ballroom]( "Strictly Ballroom")
Strictly Ballroom (1992) -
![The Golden Girls]( "The Golden Girls")
The Golden Girls (1992) -
![Stepping Out]( "Stepping Out")
Stepping Out (1991) -
![A Day in October]( "A Day in October")
A Day in October (1991) -
![Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken]( "Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken")
Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken (1991) -
![True Colors]( "True Colors")
True Colors (1991) -
![You Rang, M'Lord?]( "You Rang, M'Lord?")
You Rang, M'Lord? (1990) -
![Tiny Toon Adventures]( "Tiny Toon Adventures")
Tiny Toon Adventures (1990) -
![Doogie Howser, M.D.]( "Doogie Howser, M.D.")
Doogie Howser, M.D. (1990) -
!['Allo 'Allo!]( "'Allo 'Allo!")
'Allo 'Allo! (1989) -
![War and Remembrance]( "War and Remembrance")
War and Remembrance (1989) -
![Miss Firecracker]( "Miss Firecracker")
Miss Firecracker (1989) -
![Matlock]( "Matlock")
Matlock (1989) -
![War Party]( "War Party")
War Party (1988) -
![Moonlighting]( "Moonlighting")
Moonlighting (1988) -
![Otto - Der Neue Film]( "Otto - Der Neue Film")
Otto - Der Neue Film (1987) -
Royal Society Jazz Orchestra (1986)
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![One Voice]( "One Voice")
One Voice (1986) -
![The Happy Valley]( "The Happy Valley")
The Happy Valley (1986) -
![Women of Valor]( "Women of Valor")
Women of Valor (1986) -
![52 Pick-Up]( "52 Pick-Up")
52 Pick-Up (1986) -
![Miss Mary]( "Miss Mary")
Miss Mary (1986) -
![Off Beat]( "Off Beat")
Off Beat (1986) -
![Vultures]( "Vultures")
Vultures (1984) -
![Zeg 'ns Aaa]( "Zeg 'ns Aaa")
Zeg 'ns Aaa (1983) -
![Webster]( "Webster")
Webster (1983) -
![M*A*S*H]( "M*A*S*H")
M*A*S*H (1972-1982) -
![Goliath Awaits]( "Goliath Awaits")
Goliath Awaits (1981) -
![1941]( "1941")
1941 (1979) -
![Happy Days]( "Happy Days")
Happy Days (1978) -
![The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson]( "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson")
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![Pennies from Heaven]( "Pennies from Heaven")
Pennies from Heaven (1978) -
![The Muppet Show]( "The Muppet Show")
The Muppet Show (1977) -
![Upstairs, Downstairs]( "Upstairs, Downstairs")
Upstairs, Downstairs (1975) -
![Porridge]( "Porridge")
Porridge (1975) -
![Hearts of the West]( "Hearts of the West")
Hearts of the West (1975) -
![Happy Days Are Here Again]( "Happy Days Are Here Again")
Happy Days Are Here Again (1975) -
![Good Neighbors]( "Good Neighbors")
Good Neighbors (1975) -
![The Way It Was]( "The Way It Was")
The Way It Was (1974) -
![All in the Family]( "All in the Family")
All in the Family (1974) -
![The NBC Saturday Morning Preview Revue]( "The NBC Saturday Morning Preview Revue")
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![The Ernie Sigley Show]( "The Ernie Sigley Show")
The Ernie Sigley Show (1974) -
![The Benny Hill Show]( "The Benny Hill Show")
The Benny Hill Show (1973) -
![Maude]( "Maude")
Maude (1973) -
![The Graham Kennedy Show]( "The Graham Kennedy Show")
The Graham Kennedy Show (1973) -
![Slither]( "Slither")
Slither (1973) -
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![The Dean Martin Show]( "The Dean Martin Show")
The Dean Martin Show (1971) -
![What's the Matter with Helen?]( "What's the Matter with Helen?")
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![The Porter Wagoner Show]( "The Porter Wagoner Show")
The Porter Wagoner Show (1970) -
![Petticoat Junction]( "Petticoat Junction")
Petticoat Junction (1969) -
![The Adding Machine]( "The Adding Machine")
The Adding Machine (1969) -
![Medium Cool]( "Medium Cool")
Medium Cool (1969) -
The Johnny Farnham Special (1969)
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![Dean Martin Presents the Golddiggers]( "Dean Martin Presents the Golddiggers")
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![Adam Adamant Lives!]( "Adam Adamant Lives!")
Adam Adamant Lives! (1967) -
Center Stage (1967)
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![The Lawrence Welk Show]( "The Lawrence Welk Show")
The Lawrence Welk Show (1967) -
![Gomer Pyle: USMC]( "Gomer Pyle: USMC")
Gomer Pyle: USMC (1967) -
![The Man from U.N.C.L.E.]( "The Man from U.N.C.L.E.")
The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1966) -
![Penelope]( "Penelope")
Penelope (1966) -
![The Danny Kaye Show]( "The Danny Kaye Show")
The Danny Kaye Show (1966) -
![Bandstand]( "Bandstand")
Bandstand (1966) -
![A Squeak in the Deep]( "A Squeak in the Deep")
A Squeak in the Deep (1966) -
![Hollywood a Go Go]( "Hollywood a Go Go")
Hollywood a Go Go (1965) -
![How to Murder Your Wife]( "How to Murder Your Wife")
How to Murder Your Wife (1965) -
![Shindig!]( "Shindig!")
Shindig! (1964) -
![Hawaiian Aye Aye]( "Hawaiian Aye Aye")
Hawaiian Aye Aye (1964) -
![The Victors]( "The Victors")
The Victors (1963) -
![The Silence]( "The Silence")
The Silence (1963) -
![Hawaiian Eye]( "Hawaiian Eye")
Hawaiian Eye (1960-1963) -
![The Jack Benny Program]( "The Jack Benny Program")
The Jack Benny Program (1963) -
Passing Show of 1962 (1962)
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![The Beverly Hillbillies]( "The Beverly Hillbillies")
The Beverly Hillbillies (1962) -
![77 Sunset Strip]( "77 Sunset Strip")
77 Sunset Strip (1961) -
![The Bellboy]( "The Bellboy")
The Bellboy (1960) -
![NDR Jazz Workshops]( "NDR Jazz Workshops")
NDR Jazz Workshops (1960) -
![The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond]( "The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond")
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![The Jimmy Dean Show]( "The Jimmy Dean Show")
The Jimmy Dean Show (1959) -
![Beau James]( "Beau James")
Beau James (1957) -
![The Eddy Duchin Story]( "The Eddy Duchin Story")
The Eddy Duchin Story (1956) -
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![Picnic]( "Picnic")
Picnic (1955) -
![Pete Kelly's Blues]( "Pete Kelly's Blues")
Pete Kelly's Blues (1955) -
Candy Cabaret (1954)
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The Dorsey Brothers' Encore (1953)
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![Stop, You're Killing Me]( "Stop, You're Killing Me")
Stop, You're Killing Me (1952) -
![A Bird in a Guilty Cage]( "A Bird in a Guilty Cage")
A Bird in a Guilty Cage (1952) -
The Naughty Twenties (1951)
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![When You're Smiling]( "When You're Smiling")
When You're Smiling (1950) -
![Curtain Call at Cactus Creek]( "Curtain Call at Cactus Creek")
Curtain Call at Cactus Creek (1950) -
![Wabash Avenue]( "Wabash Avenue")
Wabash Avenue (1950) -
![Young Man with a Horn]( "Young Man with a Horn")
Young Man with a Horn (1950) -
![The Ed Sullivan Show]( "The Ed Sullivan Show")
The Ed Sullivan Show (1949) -
![Always Leave Them Laughing]( "Always Leave Them Laughing")
Always Leave Them Laughing (1949) -
![You're My Everything]( "You're My Everything")
You're My Everything (1949) -
![The Truce Hurts]( "The Truce Hurts")
The Truce Hurts (1948) -
![April Showers]( "April Showers")
April Showers (1948) -
![You Were Meant for Me]( "You Were Meant for Me")
You Were Meant for Me (1948) -
![Margie]( "Margie")
Margie (1946) -
![Centennial Summer]( "Centennial Summer")
Centennial Summer (1946) -
![Night and Day]( "Night and Day")
Night and Day (1946) -
![George White's Scandals]( "George White's Scandals")
George White's Scandals (1945) -
![Blonde Fever]( "Blonde Fever")
Blonde Fever (1944) -
![Follow the Boys]( "Follow the Boys")
Follow the Boys (1944) -
![Lady in the Dark]( "Lady in the Dark")
Lady in the Dark (1944) -
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![Bells of Capistrano]( "Bells of Capistrano")
Bells of Capistrano (1942) -
![Maisie Gets Her Man]( "Maisie Gets Her Man")
Maisie Gets Her Man (1942) -
![Mokey]( "Mokey")
Mokey (1942) -
![Unexpected Uncle]( "Unexpected Uncle")
Unexpected Uncle (1941) -
![Kitty Foyle]( "Kitty Foyle")
Kitty Foyle (1940) -
![Another Thin Man]( "Another Thin Man")
Another Thin Man (1939) -
![Bachelor Mother]( "Bachelor Mother")
Bachelor Mother (1939) -
![The Ice Follies of 1939]( "The Ice Follies of 1939")
The Ice Follies of 1939 (1939) -
Bank Notes (1939)
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![The Wrong Way Out]( "The Wrong Way Out")
The Wrong Way Out (1938) -
![Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm]( "Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm")
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (1938) -
![Happy Landing]( "Happy Landing")
Happy Landing (1938) -
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![Broadway Melody of 1938]( "Broadway Melody of 1938")
Broadway Melody of 1938 (1937) -
![Married Before Breakfast]( "Married Before Breakfast")
Married Before Breakfast (1937) -
![The Hit Parade]( "The Hit Parade")
The Hit Parade (1937) -
![Git Along Little Dogies]( "Git Along Little Dogies")
Git Along Little Dogies (1937) -
![Sing, Baby, Sing]( "Sing, Baby, Sing")
Sing, Baby, Sing (1936) -
![Captain January]( "Captain January")
Captain January (1936) -
![At Sea Ashore]( "At Sea Ashore")
At Sea Ashore (1936) -
![Petticoat Fever]( "Petticoat Fever")
Petticoat Fever (1936) -
![Everybody's Old Man]( "Everybody's Old Man")
Everybody's Old Man (1936) -
![King of Burlesque]( "King of Burlesque")
King of Burlesque (1936) -
![Show Them No Mercy!]( "Show Them No Mercy!")
Show Them No Mercy! (1935) -
Vitaphone Varieties (1935)
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![Thanks a Million]( "Thanks a Million")
Thanks a Million (1935) -
![Here's to Romance]( "Here's to Romance")
Here's to Romance (1935) -
![The Chinese Nightingale]( "The Chinese Nightingale")
The Chinese Nightingale (1935) -
![George White's 1935 Scandals]( "George White's 1935 Scandals")
George White's 1935 Scandals (1935) -
![Under Pressure]( "Under Pressure")
Under Pressure (1935) -
![Marie Galante]( "Marie Galante")
Marie Galante (1934) -
What Price Jazz (1934)
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![Twentieth Century]( "Twentieth Century")
Twentieth Century (1934) -
![George White's Scandals]( "George White's Scandals")
George White's Scandals (1934) -
![The Show-Off]( "The Show-Off")
The Show-Off (1934) -
![Going Hollywood]( "Going Hollywood")
Going Hollywood (1933) -
![Crashing the Gate]( "Crashing the Gate")
Crashing the Gate (1933) -
![Inflation]( "Inflation")
Inflation (1933) -
![Ain't She Sweet?]( "Ain't She Sweet?")
Ain't She Sweet? (1933) -
![20,000 Years in Sing Sing]( "20,000 Years in Sing Sing")
20,000 Years in Sing Sing (1932) -
![Rambling 'Round Radio Row #2]( "Rambling 'Round Radio Row #2")
Rambling 'Round Radio Row #2 (1932) -
![The Yacht Party]( "The Yacht Party")
The Yacht Party (1932) -
Artistic Temper (1932)
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![Bosko's Dog Race]( "Bosko's Dog Race")
Bosko's Dog Race (1932) -
![When a Feller Needs a Friend]( "When a Feller Needs a Friend")
When a Feller Needs a Friend (1932) -
![Night Court]( "Night Court")
Night Court (1932) -
![The Heart of New York]( "The Heart of New York")
The Heart of New York (1932) -
![Panama Flo]( "Panama Flo")
Panama Flo (1932) -
![The Christmas Party]( "The Christmas Party")
The Christmas Party (1931) -
![Suicide Fleet]( "Suicide Fleet")
Suicide Fleet (1931) -
![Flying High]( "Flying High")
Flying High (1931) -
![Palmy Days]( "Palmy Days")
Palmy Days (1931) -
![Politics]( "Politics")
Politics (1931) -
Let's Be Optimistic (1931)
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![Sit Tight]( "Sit Tight")
Sit Tight (1931) -
A Movietone Divertissement (1930)
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![Paid]( "Paid")
Paid (1930) -
Sky Scraping (1930)
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![East Is West]( "East Is West")
East Is West (1930) -
![The Golf Specialist]( "The Golf Specialist")
The Golf Specialist (1930) -
![Rain or Shine]( "Rain or Shine")
Rain or Shine (1930) -
My Pal Paul (1930)
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![The Lady of Scandal]( "The Lady of Scandal")
The Lady of Scandal (1930) -
![Call of the West]( "Call of the West")
Call of the West (1930) -
Sixteen Sweeties (1930)
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![King of Jazz]( "King of Jazz")
King of Jazz (1930) -
![The Divorcee]( "The Divorcee")
The Divorcee (1930) -
The Jazz Rehearsal (1930)
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![They Learned About Women]( "They Learned About Women")
They Learned About Women (1930) -
![Chasing Rainbows]( "Chasing Rainbows")
Chasing Rainbows (1930) -
Metro Movietone Revue (1929)
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Tom Waring (1929)
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![Boxing Gloves]( "Boxing Gloves")
Boxing Gloves (1929) -
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![The Big Revue]( "The Big Revue")
The Big Revue (1929) -
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![Honky Tonk]( "Honky Tonk")
Honky Tonk (1929) -
![This Is Heaven]( "This Is Heaven")
This Is Heaven (1929) -
![Glad Rag Doll]( "Glad Rag Doll")
Glad Rag Doll (1929) -
![Bulldog Drummond]( "Bulldog Drummond")
Bulldog Drummond (1929) -
![Favorite Melodies]( "Favorite Melodies")
Favorite Melodies (1929) -
The Aristocrats (1929)
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![Synthetic Sin]( "Synthetic Sin")
Synthetic Sin (1929) -
![That Party in Person]( "That Party in Person")
That Party in Person (1929) -
The Wild Westerner (1928)
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![The Five Locust Sisters]( "The Five Locust Sisters")
The Five Locust Sisters (1928) -
Songs and Impressions (1928)
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The Larry Ceballos Revue (1928)
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![Banjoland]( "Banjoland")
Banjoland (1928) -
The Jazzmania Quintette (1928)
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Gus Van and Joe Schenck (1928)
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Ain't She Sweet (1928)
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Hazel Green & Company (1927)
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Willie and Eugene Howard (1927)
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![Van and Schenck 'The Pennant Winning Battery of Songland']( "Van and Schenck 'The Pennant Winning Battery of Songland'")
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Soundtrack
![The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show]( "The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show")
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Writer
![Submarine Patrol]( "Submarine Patrol")
Submarine Patrol (1938) -
![Hold That Co-ed]( "Hold That Co-ed")
Hold That Co-ed (1938) -
![My Lucky Star]( "My Lucky Star")
My Lucky Star (1938) -
![Little Miss Broadway]( "Little Miss Broadway")
Little Miss Broadway (1938) -
![Sally, Irene and Mary]( "Sally, Irene and Mary")
Sally, Irene and Mary (1938) -
![Ali Baba Goes to Town]( "Ali Baba Goes to Town")
Ali Baba Goes to Town (1937) -
![You Can't Have Everything]( "You Can't Have Everything")
You Can't Have Everything (1937) -
![Wake Up and Live]( "Wake Up and Live")
Wake Up and Live (1937) -
![Love Is News]( "Love Is News")
Love Is News (1937) -
![Pigskin Parade]( "Pigskin Parade")
Pigskin Parade (1936) -
![Sing, Baby, Sing]( "Sing, Baby, Sing")
Sing, Baby, Sing (1936) -
![Our Little Girl]( "Our Little Girl")
Our Little Girl (1935) -
![George White's 1935 Scandals]( "George White's 1935 Scandals")
George White's 1935 Scandals (1935) -
![Hell in the Heavens]( "Hell in the Heavens")
Hell in the Heavens (1934) -
![Marie Galante]( "Marie Galante")
Marie Galante (1934) -
![George White's Scandals]( "George White's Scandals")
George White's Scandals (1934) -
Writer
![Honky Tonk]( "Honky Tonk")
Honky Tonk (1929) -
Music Department
![George White's Scandals]( "George White's Scandals")
George White's Scandals (1945) -
![Sensations of 1945]( "Sensations of 1945")
Sensations of 1945 (1944) -
![Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm]( "Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm")
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (1938) -
![The Affair of Susan]( "The Affair of Susan")
The Affair of Susan (1935) -
![George White's 1935 Scandals]( "George White's 1935 Scandals")
George White's 1935 Scandals (1935) -
![King of Jazz]( "King of Jazz")
King of Jazz (1930) -
Music Department
![They Learned About Women]( "They Learned About Women")
They Learned About Women (1930) -
![Berth Marks]( "Berth Marks")
Berth Marks (1929)
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Awards
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Trivia
As a Republican, Yellen's feelings were mixed when the Democrats chose "Happy Days" as the anthem of Roosevelt's 1932 campaign.
Star Sign
Cancer
Personal Details
Born
Jack Selig Yellen
Bratsk, Russia
Died
(age 98)
Springville, New York, USA
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