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| =John L. Golden= | |||
| {{Infobox person | |||
| | birth_name = John L. Golden | |||
| | alias = Mr. Bayside | |||
| | birth_date = {{birth date|1874|06|27}} | |||
| | birth_place = ] | |||
| | death_date = {{death date and age|1955|06|17|1874|06|27}} | |||
| | death_place = ] | |||
| | spouse = Margaret Golden | |||
| }} | |||
| '''John L. Golden''' (June 27, 1874 – June 17, 1955)<ref>{{cite web|title=Biography for John Golden|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0325444/bio|publisher=IMDB|accessdate=29 December 2012}}</ref> was a ] producer, author, songwriter, reporter, theater owner, actor, and prominent member of the New York theatre scene up until his death. During his career he produced over 150 plays and musicals.<ref>{{cite web|title=John Golden Park|url=http://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/Q012B/history|work=Historical Signs Project|publisher=City of New York Parks and Recreation|accessdate=29 December 2012}}</ref> | |||
| ==Early Life== | |||
| Though born in New York, Golden spent much of his early life in ], only returning to New York when he was fourteen years old.<ref>{{cite web|title=John Golden Park|url=http://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/Q012B/history|work=Historical Signs Project|publisher=City of New York Parks and Recreation|accessdate=29 December 2012}}</ref> He studied briefly at the ] and worked a series of jobs before entering theater, including 13 years at a chemical manufacturing firm<ref>{{cite web|title=John Golden Park|url=http://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/Q012B/history|work=Historical Signs Project|publisher=City of New York Parks and Recreation|accessdate=29 December 2012}}</ref> and as a reporter.<ref>{{cite web|title=Biography for John Golden|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0325444/bio|publisher=IMDB|accessdate=29 December 2012}}</ref> | |||
| ==Broadway Career== | |||
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| Golden produced his first show '''Turn to the Right''' in 1916, which brought him tremendous success.<ref>{{cite web|title=John Golden Park|url=http://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/Q012B/history|work=Historical Signs Project|publisher=City of New York Parks and Recreation|accessdate=29 December 2012}}</ref> A later play Golden produced, '']'' (1918) broke the record for longest running show at that time with 1,291 performances<ref>{{cite journal|title=Old Play in Manhattan|journal=Time Magazine|date=Sep. 26, 1938|year=1938|month=September|volume=XXXII|series=Theater|issue=13|url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,788808,00.html}}</ref> | |||
| Golden was a charter member of the ](commonly known as ASCAP), a director from 1914 to 1915 and the organization's first treasurer. <ref>{{cite web|title=Biography for John Golden|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0325444/bio|publisher=IMDB|accessdate=29 December 2012}}</ref> He was also a "Shepherd" of the theatrical fraternity the ] from 1942 to 1944. | |||
| Golden was an active statesmen during the first and second World Wars bringing the war effort together with theater, including creating a free ticket service for servicemen<ref>{{cite web|title=John Golden Park|url=http://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/Q012B/history|work=Historical Signs Project|publisher=City of New York Parks and Recreation|accessdate=29 December 2012}}</ref>. He also founded both the Stage Relief Fund and the ].<ref>{{cite web|title=Biography for John Golden|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0325444/bio|publisher=IMDB|accessdate=29 December 2012}}</ref> After the fighting had concluded, Golden worked with ] writing the lyrics and composing the music, respectively, to the ''United Nations All Faith Prayer for Peace''. | |||
| ==Life in Bayside== | |||
| Golden worked until his death by a heart attack on June 17, 1955, in Bayside, New York.<ref>{{cite web|title=Biography for John Golden|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0325444/bio|publisher=IMDB|accessdate=29 December 2012}}</ref> | |||
| ==Works== | |||
| songwriter "Poor Butterfly", "Goodbye Girls, I'm Through", "Willie Off the Yacht", "I'm Growing Fond of You", "Your Heart Looked Into Mine", "I Can Dance With Everybody but My Wife", and "You Can't Play Every Instrument in the Band" | |||
| composed scores for "The Candy Shop", "Over the River", "Hip, Hip, Hooray!", "The Big Show", "Cheer Up", and "Everything" | |||
| produced plays "Susan and God", "Turn to the Right", "Three Wise Fools", "Lightnin'", "The First Year", "Seventh Heaven", "Counselor-at-Law", "When Ladies Meet", "As Husbands Go", "Let Us Be Gay", "Claudia" and "Skylark" | |||