Aaron S. Hoffman

Aaron Hoffman (October 30, 1880, in St. Louis, Missouri – May 27, 1924) was an American writer and lyricist, whose work was in wide use among vaudeville comedians. He wrote material for numerous performers, including Lew Dockstader and Weber and Fields.

Hoffman also had success as a writer of Broadway plays and musical comedies. In the 1910s, he wrote scripts and scenarios for silent films such as Beloved Rogues (1916) and several films starring actress Olga Petrova. His play Two Blocks Away was adapted into the 1926 film The Cohens and Kellys, the first of the six-film Cohens and Kellys franchise.

Birth and Death Data: Born St. Louis (independent city in Missouri, United States), Died May 27, 1924 (New York City (most populous city in the United States) )

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1902 - 1908

Roles Represented in DAHR: lyricist

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor [Pre-matrix A-]1632 7-in. 9/18/1902 Helen Gonne Arthur Collins Male vocal solo lyricist  
Victor [Pre-matrix B-]1632 10-in. 9/18/1902 Helen Gonne Arthur Collins Male vocal solo lyricist  
Victor B-1962 10-in. 11/22/1904 Kalamazoo is no place for you Arthur Collins Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Victor A-2652 7-in. 6/20/1905 Helen Gonne S. H. Dudley Male vocal solo, with piano lyricist  
Columbia 933 7-in. approximately 1902 Pinky, panky, poo Harry Tally Male vocal solo, with piano lyricist  
Columbia 933 10-in. approximately 1902 Pinky, panky, poo Harry Tally Male vocal solo, with piano lyricist  
Columbia 3018 10-in. between 1903 and February 1904 Kalamazoo is no place for you Arthur Collins Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Columbia 3018 7-in. between 1904 and October 1905 Kalamazoo is no place for you Arthur Collins Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Hoffman, Aaron S.," accessed December 24, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/107383.

Hoffman, Aaron S.. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 24, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/107383.

"Hoffman, Aaron S.." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 24 December 2025.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/107383

External Sources

Wikipedia: Aaron Hoffman

IMDb: Aaron S. Hoffman

Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Hoffman, Aaron, 1880-1924 - https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n96020725

Wikidata: Aaron Hoffman - https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q4662098

VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/56873664

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