Edgar Allan Woolf

Edgar Allan Woolf (April 25, 1881 – December 9, 1943) was an American lyricist, playwright, and screenwriter. He is best known as the co-author of the script for the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz.

Birth and Death Data: Born New York City (most populous city in the United States), Died 1943 (Los Angeles (seat of Los Angeles County, and largest city in California, United States) )

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1912 - 1917

Roles Represented in DAHR: lyricist

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Recordings

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	B-12553	10-in.	10/31/1912	My little Persian Rose	"That Girl" Quartet	Female vocal quartet, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	38392	10-in.	11/4/1912	My little Persian rose	Peerless Quartet	Male vocal quartet, with orchestra	lyricist
Edison	3288	10-in.	between 9/12/1914 and 9/16/1914	Meet me 'neath the Persian moon	Walter Van Brunt	Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Edison	5743	10-in.	8/24/1917	My sweet Egyptian rose	Vernon Dalhart	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Woolf, Edgar Allan," accessed December 25, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102996.

Woolf, Edgar Allan. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 25, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102996.

"Woolf, Edgar Allan." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 25 December 2025.

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