Harry Ruskin
Harry Ruskin (November 30 1894 – November 16 1969) was an American screenwriter and lyricist. He worked for a variety of Hollywood studios over the course of several decades. For MGM he co-wrote several entries in the Andy Hardy and Dr. Kildare series. He wrote the lyrics for the 1929 hit song "I May Be Wrong (but I Think You're Wonderful)", with music by Henry Sullivan, utilised in the musical revue "Murray Andersons Almanac" In a 2020 interview, former Golden-Age-of-Hollywood child actress Cora Sue Collins alleged, when she was 15 years-old, Ruskin, then 55 years-old, tried to force her to have sex with him in exchange for a good movie role. she refused and told studio boss Louis B. Mayer about what had happened, who was nonchalant and dismissive about it. |
Birth and Death Data: Born November 30, 1894, Died November 16, 1969
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1926 - 1940
Roles Represented in DAHR: lyricist
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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 26 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | BVE-35788 | 10-in. | 7/20/1926 | I can't get over a girl like you (Loving a boy like me) | Johnny Hamp ; Kentucky Serenaders | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
Victor | BVE-36056 | 10-in. | 8/20/1926 | I can't get over a girl like you (loving a boy like me) | Billy Murray ; Aileen Stanley | Female-male vocal duet, with piano | lyricist | |
Victor | BVE-56109 | 10-in. | 8/23/1929 | I may be wrong (But I think you're wonderful!) | High Hatters | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
Victor | BVE-57558 | 10-in. | 11/26/1929 | I may be wrong (But I think you're wonderful!) | Victor Arden ; Franklyn Baur ; Phil Ohman ; Gladys Rice | Female-male vocal duet, with 2 pianos | lyricist | |
Victor | BVE-67448 | 10-in. | 2/16/1931 | I'm one of God's children | Chick Bullock ; Nathaniel Shilkret ; Victor Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
Victor | BS-013357 | 10-in. | 9/8/1937 | I may be wrong (But I think you're wonderful) | Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | lyricist | |
Victor | BS-051833 | 10-in. | 7/10/1940 | I may be wrong (But, I think you're wonderful) | Bluebird Orchestra ; Larry Clinton | Jazz/dance band | lyricist | |
Columbia | W142446 | 10-in. | 7/25/1926 | I can't get over a girl like you | Paul Ash ; Milton Watson | Male vocal solo, with piano | lyricist | |
Columbia | 142737 | 10-in. | 10/6/1926 | I can't get over a girl like you | Irving Kaufman ; Lou Gold Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
Columbia | W148959 | 10-in. | 8/30/1929 | I may be wrong, but I think you're wonderful | Al Katz Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
Columbia | 149078 | 10-in. | 10/1/1929 | I may be wrong, but I think you're wonderful | Irving Brodsky Orchestra ; Robert Wood | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
Columbia | [W]149457 | 10-in. | 11/1/1929 | I may be wrong, but I think you're wonderful! | The Harmonians [Selvin's Orchestra] ; Kate Smith | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | lyricist | |
Columbia | W151225 | 10-in. | 1/16/1931 | I'm one of God's children (Who hasn't got wings) | Blue Grass Boys ; Lee Morse | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | lyricist | |
OKeh | W80225 | 10-in. | 11/26/1926 | I can't get over a girl like you loving a boy like me | Arkansaw Travellers ; Lem Cleg | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
OKeh | W403049 | 10-in. | 10/10/1929 | I may be wrong (But I think you're wonderful) | Ed Kirkeby Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with vocal trio | lyricist | |
Brunswick | E30830 | 10-in. | Sept. 1929 | I may be wrong (But, I think you’re wonderful!) | Libby Holman | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Brunswick | E35921 | 10-in. | 1/13/1931 | I’m one of God’s children (Who hasn’t got wings) | Grace Johnston | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | lyricist | |
Brunswick | E35972 | 10-in. | 2/2/1931 | I’m one of God’s children (Who hasn’t got wings) | Libby Holman | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Brunswick | E36105 | 10-in. | 2/19/1931 | I’m one of God’s children (Who hasn’t got wings) | New Orleans Ramblers | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
Brunswick | E30502-E30503 | 10-in. | 8/20/1929 | I may be wrong (But, I think you’re wonderful) | Five Pennies ; Red Nichols | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G) | lyricist | |
Brunswick | E30504-E30505 | 10-in. | 8/20/1929 | The New Yorkers | Five Pennies ; Red Nichols | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G) | lyricist | |
Brunswick | C4380 | 10-in. | 9/19/1929 | I may be wrong (But I think you’re wonderful) | Elmo Tanner | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Brunswick | C506-C508 | 10-in. | 7/20/1926 | I can’t get over a girl like you (Loving a boy like me) | Abe Lyman’s California Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with vocal | lyricist | |
Brunswick | C516-C517 | 10-in. | 7/21/1926 | I can’t get over a girl like you (Loving a boy like me) | Jules Herbuveaux ; Palmer House Victorians | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
Edison | 11297 | 10-in. | 11/12/1926 | I can't get over a girl like you loving a boy like me | Johnny Marvin | Male vocal solo, with ukulele | lyricist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Ruskin, Harry," accessed August 31, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/109087.
Ruskin, Harry. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved August 31, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/109087.
"Ruskin, Harry." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 31 August 2024.
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LCNAR: Ruskin, Harry, 1894-1969 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no91006051
Wikidata: Harry Ruskin - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q55996063
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