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Harry Williams (songwriter)

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American songwriter (1879-1922) For others with the same name, see Harry Williams (disambiguation).
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Williams circa 1915.

Harry Hiram Williams (August 23, 1879 – May 15, 1922) was an American composer, lyricist, and publisher of popular music from 1903 until his death in 1922.

One of his early hits, written in 1905 with Egbert Van Alstyne, is "In the Shade of the Old Apple Tree". He also produced story ideas and directed silent movies with Mack Sennett for Keystone Studios, according to Sennett's biography The King of Comedy. Williams joined The Lambs Club in 1908.

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  1. "The Lambs". the-lambs.org. The Lambs, Inc. 6 November 2015. (Member Roster). Archived from the original on 31 May 2022. Retrieved November 26, 2021.

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