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 that when she was 15 years old, Ruskin, then 48 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: 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 27 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
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  
(Results 1-25 of 27 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Ruskin, Harry," accessed December 26, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/109087.

Ruskin, Harry. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 26, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/109087.

"Ruskin, Harry." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 26 December 2025.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/109087

External Sources

Wikipedia: Harry Ruskin

IMDb: Harry Ruskin

Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Ruskin, Harry, 1894-1969 - https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no91006051

Wikidata: Harry Ruskin - https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q55996063

VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/49431066

Fast: https://id.worldcat.org/fast/1499022 - https://id.worldcat.org/fast/1499022

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