Spoiler : Freddie Rich (Frederic Efrem Rich) Born Warsaw, Poland, January 31, 1898 Died Beverly Hills, California, September 8, 1956 Age 58 (heart attack) Freddie was a songwriter, composer, piano player and a bandleader. On radio some of the shows for whom he led the orchestra include, Abbott and Costello, Jack Carson, Let's Have Fun, Harry Richman (Florida), Friendly Five Footnotes, and Your Hit Parade.

Spoiler : Richman, Harry (birth name was Harry Reichman) Born in Cincinnati, Ohio 8/10/1895; died 11/3/1972 in North Hollywood, California. Married and divorced to model Yvonne Epstein (?-?); Ziegfeld Folies star Hazel Froidebaux (?-?); dancer Ynonne Day (?-1954), then remained single. He attended Ohio Mechanic's Institute while studdying piano with a private tutor. Richman was a radio vocalist that began his career at age twelve in vaudeville as a blackface comedian. Accompanist to Mae West, Nora Bayes, and the Dolly Sisters. He opened a New York City night club called the Club Richman, and in 1936 he was a private pilot who made the first trans-ocean round-trip air flight in history. Richman also held the world altitude record for a single motor amphibious airplane.

Spoiler : Screen debut in Hollywood Snapshots #11 (1929), then played Harry Raymond in Puttin' on the Ritz (1930). Last movie was playing Harry in Kicking the Moon Around (1938). Composer for movies including Puttin' on the Ritz (1930), and his tune, "Ro-Ro-Rollin' Along" was used in The Saddle Buster (1932); Stars Over Arizona (1937); Near the Rainbow's End.

Spoiler : Vocalist-host of radio programs including The Harry Richman Show on NBC-BLUE (1934-1935); syndicated programs including one sponsored by Dodge Motors (1936-1937); It's Florida's Treat sponsored by the state of Florida for it's orange and grapefruit growers (1937-1938). Rotating host for The Texaco Star Theater (The Milton Berle Show) on NBC-TV (1948).