Wallace Irwin

Wallace Irwin (March 15, 1875 – February 14, 1959) was an American writer. Over the course of his long career, Irwin wrote humorous sketches, light verse, screenplays, short stories, novels, nautical lays, aphorisms, journalism, political satire, lyrics for Broadway musicals, and the libretto for an opera. His novel The Julius Caesar Murder Case (1935) represents a subgenre within detective fiction, the mystery novel set in antiquity.

Birth and Death Data: Died February 14, 1959

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1907 - 1942

Roles Represented in DAHR: lyricist

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Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role	Audio
Victor	B-4985	10-in.	12/31/1907	Wouldn't you like to have me for a sweetheart?	Ada Jones ; Billy Murray	Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	PCS-072015	12-in.	1/8/1942	Blow me eyes	Carroll Hollister ; John Charles Thomas	Baritone vocal solo, with piano	lyricist

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LCNAR: Irwin, Wallace, 1876-1959 - https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n97112081

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