Dick Manning

Dick Manning
Dick Manning
	Dick Manning
Background information
Birth name	Samuel Medoff
Born	June 12, 1912; Gomel, Russian Empire
Died	April 11, 1991 (aged 78); Marietta, Georgia, U.S.
Occupation(s)	Songwriter

Dick Manning (born Samuel Medoff (Самуил Медов), June 12, 1912 – April 11, 1991)^[2] was a Russian-American songwriter, best known for his many collaborations with Al Hoffman. Manning composed the first full-length musical to be broadcast on television. The Boys From Boise aired on the DuMont Television Network in 1944.

^ "Dick Manning, 79, Composer and Lyricist". The New York Times. April 13, 1991. Archived from the original on January 30, 2013. Retrieved December 16, 2010.
^ Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. pp. 1608/9. ISBN 0-85112-939-0.

[NYT-1] "Dick Manning, 79, Composer and Lyricist". The New York Times. April 13, 1991. Archived from the original on January 30, 2013. Retrieved December 16, 2010.

[LarkinGE-2] Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. pp. 1608/9. ISBN 0-85112-939-0.

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