Dick Manning

Dick Manning
Dick Manning
Dick Manning
Background information
Birth nameSamuel Medoff
Born(1912-06-12)June 12, 1912
Gomel, Russian Empire
DiedApril 11, 1991(1991-04-11) (aged 78)
Marietta, Georgia, U.S.[1]
OccupationSongwriter

Dick Manning (born Samuel Medoff (Самуил Медов), June 12, 1912 – April 11, 1991)[2] was a Russian-American songwriter, best known for his many collaborations with Al Hoffman. Manning composed the first full-length musical to be broadcast on television. The Boys From Boise aired on the DuMont Television Network in 1944.

  1. ^ "Dick Manning, 79, Composer and Lyricist". The New York Times. April 13, 1991. Archived from the original on January 30, 2013. Retrieved December 16, 2010.
  2. ^ Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. pp. 1608/9. ISBN 0-85112-939-0.