John Elliot

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John Elliot (songwriter)

John Elliot (also known as Jack Elliot, John M. Elliot, John M. Elliott and Jack Elliott) (7 May 1914 – 3 January 1972) was an American songwriter, credited with having written over 600 songs for motion pictures.

Biography

Elliot was born in Gowanda, New York on 7 May 1914. He was educated at Bennett High School in Buffalo, New York and then worked as an entertainer in vaudeville, nightclubs, and on radio. In 1939, he also worked as a theatre reporter for the Chicago edition of Variety. He began to write songs in 1940, moved to Hollywood in 1943, and became a member of ASCAP in 1945. Jack subsequently composed songs for over 40 Western movies at Republic Studio alone, most notably for Roy Rogers & Dale Evans films.

He was the lyricist for several songs by Harold Spina, including "It's So Nice To Have A Man Around The House" (made famous by Dinah Shore). With Lew Quadling, he wrote "Sam's Song", which was a hit recording in 1950 for both Bing Crosby (Decca 27112) and Joe "Fingers" Carr (Capitol 962). Elliot also wrote songs with Sonny Burke for Walt Disney's Toot, Whistle, Plunk and Boom which won the 1953 Oscar for Best Short Animated Feature.

Sir John Eliot, 1st Baronet

Sir John Eliot, 1st Baronet (1736 – 1786) was a Scottish physician.

Life

Eliot, the son of a writer to the signet, was born in Edinburgh in 1736, and, after education under Nathaniel Jesse, became assistant to a London apothecary. He then sailed as surgeon to a privateer. Having obtained some prize-money in this service, he deecided to become a physician, graduated M.D. at St. Andrews University 6 November 1759, and was admitted a licentiate of the College of Physicians of London, 30 September 1762. A fellow Scot, Sir William Duncan, then the king's physician, gave him help, and he soon made a large income. In the 1760s Elizabeth Ogborne was born to a tea dealer in London and she reported that Sir John Eliot was her father. In 1776 he was knighted, was created a baronet 25 July 1778, and became physician to the Prince of Wales.

When attending the Prince during an illness in 1786, Eliot told Queen Charlotte that he had been preaching to him against intemperance "as any bishop could have done"; to which the Queen replied, "And probably with like success". On 19 October 1771 he married Grace Dalrymple, who ran away with Lord Valentia in 1774. Eliot obtained £12,000 damages.