Harry Richman

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Harry Richman (10 August 1895–3 November 1972) was an American entertainer. He was a singer, actor, dancer, comedian, pianist, songwriter, bandleader, and night club performer, at his most popular in the 1920s and 1930s. Richman was born as Harold Reichman in Cincinnati, Ohio. He changed his name to "Harry Richman" at age 18, by which time he was already a professional entertainer in vaudeville. He worked as a piano accompanist to such stars as Mae West and Nora Bayes. With Bayes' act he made his Broadway debut in 1922. He appeared in several editions of the George White's Scandals in the 1920s to acclaim. He appeared in the 1931 Ziegfeld Follies. He made his feature movie debut in Hollywood in 1930 with the film Puttin' on the Ritz, featuring the Irving Berlin song of the same title, which gave Richman a phonograph record hit that year. His film career was short lived due to his somewhat overpowering personality, and his limited acting skills. (Leonard Maltin wrote of Puttin' on the Ritz: "A songwriter drinks and goes blind - after seeing this you'll want to do the same".) This made little difference to his career as he remained a popular nightclub host and stage performer. Richman was also an amateur aviator of some accomplishment, being the co-pilot in 1936, with famed flyer Henry Tindall "Dick" Merrill, of the first round-trip Trans-Atlantic flight in his own single-engine Vultee transport. Richman had filled much of the empty space of the aircraft with ping pong ball

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Encore 2 (1920's Jazz Vocals) [Recorded 1929-1937]

Harry Richman

Puttin' on the Ritz

Pennies From Heaven

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100 Roaring Classics Of The 1920s

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Encore 1 (1920's Jazz Vocals) [Recorded 1926-1929]

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Personalities of the 1920s Sing the Hits

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Hollywood 1927-1950 - Le plus grand thèmes chantés du cinéma

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The Great Gatsby

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1920s Christmas - Rhythm & Booze

Roaring 20's Revue Vol. 2: The Hits 1920-1930

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Hollywood Nights - Richman's Silver Screen Songs

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