Allen Boretz

Allen Boretz (1900–1985), was an American songwriter, playwright and screenwriter. The great success of his and John Murray's Broadway hit Room Service (1937) led to offers from Hollywood, and he wrote and co-wrote screenplays from the late 1930s through the 1940s. His film credits include It Ain't Hay (1943), Step Lively (1944), Up in Arms (1944), The Princess and the Pirate (1944), Ziegfeld Follies (1946), Copacabana (1947), My Girl Tisa (1948), and Two Guys from Texas (1949). . Boretz' screenwriting ended abruptly when he was blacklisted in the early 1950s. However, Room Service has never stopped being produced by professional and amateur theatrical companies throughout the world, and has been revived on Broadway several times.

Birth and Death Data: Born August 31, 1900 (New York City), Died May 21, 1986

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1931 - 1947

Roles Represented in DAHR: lyricist

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	BRC-68883	10-in.	4/8/1931	Whistling in the dark	Connecticut Yankees ; Rudy Vallée	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BS-78254	10-in.	10/20/1933	Dark clouds	Jerry Freeman Orchestra ; Frank Sylvano	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BS-78270	10-in.	10/25/1933	Dark clouds	Eddy Duchin Orchestra ; Lew Sherwood	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BS-78855	10-in.	12/15/1933	So shy	Isham Jones Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BS-94171	10-in.	9/3/1935	I've got it again [from Garrick gaieties]	Lewine and Lewis	Piano duet	lyricist
Victor	D7VB-2225	10-in.	11/20/1947	Whistling in the dark	Larry Green ; Larry Green Orchestra	Vocal trio with jazz/dance band	lyricist
Columbia	W151479	10-in.	4/3/1931	Whistling in the dark	Lanin’s Famous Players	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Columbia	W151501	10-in.	4/10/1931	Whistling in the dark	Carmen Lombardo ; Guy Lombardo ; Royal Canadians	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Brunswick	E36524	10-in.	3/27/1931	Whistling in the dark	Brunswick Studio Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Brunswick	C7696-C7697	10-in.	4/13/1931	Whistling in the dark (Silvando en la obscuridad)	Ben Bernie Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G)	lyricist

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Boretz, Allen," accessed November 21, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/108979.

Boretz, Allen. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/108979.

"Boretz, Allen." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 21 November 2024.