Fred Fisher
| Fred Fisher | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Alfred Breitenbach |
| Also known as | Fred Fischer |
| Born |
September 3, 1875 Cologne, Germany |
| Died | January 14, 1942 (aged 66) Manhattan, New York, United States |
| Occupation(s) | Songwriter, music publisher |
| Years active | 1900s–1940 |
Fred Fisher (born Alfred Breitenbach, September 3, 1875 – January 14, 1942) was a German-born American songwriter and Tin Pan Alley music publisher.
Fisher was born in Cologne. His parents were Max and Theodora Breitenbach. After visiting the United States in 1892, he immigrated in 1900, where he adopted the name Fred Fischer. He founded the Fred Fischer Music Publishing Company in 1907. During World War I he changed his surname to Fisher to make it seem less Germanic.
In 1914, Fred Fisher married Ana Fisher ( Davidovitch, later anglicized as Davis; born 1896). Their children – Daniel ("Danny"; 1920–2001), Marvin (1916–1993), and Doris (1915–2003) – also wrote songs professionally. Fisher died in Manhattan, New York and was interred at Maimonides Cemetery in Brooklyn.
In 1970, Fred Fisher was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. The Ripley's "Believe It or Not" column credited him with writing more Irish songs than anyone else.
Come Josephine In My Flying Machine 1910
They Go Wild, Simply Wild, Over Me 1917
Dardanella 1919
Chicago 1922
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