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| ⚫ | He worked 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> before becoming a playwright | ||
| Golden produced his first show "Turn to the Right" in 1916.<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> | |||
| ⚫ | Golden founded both the Stage Door Canteen and the Stage Relief Fund. <ref>{{cite web|title=Biography for John Golden|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0325444/bio|publisher=IMDB|accessdate=29 December 2012}}</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> | |||
| 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> | |||
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John L. Golden
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| Born | John L. Golden (1874-06-27)June 27, 1874 New York City, New York |
| Died | June 17, 1955(1955-06-17) (aged 80) Bayside, New York |
| Other names | Mr. Bayside |
| Spouse | Margaret Golden |
John L. Golden (June 27, 1874 – June 17, 1955) was a Broadway theatre producer, author, songwriter, reporter, theater owner, actor, and prominent member of the New York theatre scene up until his death.
He worked as a reporter before becoming a playwright
Golden produced his first show "Turn to the Right" in 1916.
Golden founded both the Stage Door Canteen and the Stage Relief Fund.
Golden was a charter member of the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers(commonly known as ASCAP), a director from 1914 to 1915 and the organization's first treasurer.
Golden worked until his death by a heart attack on June 17, 1955, in Bayside, New York.
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"
- "Biography for John Golden". IMDB. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
- "Biography for John Golden". IMDB. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
- "John Golden Park". Historical Signs Project. City of New York Parks and Recreation. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
- "Biography for John Golden". IMDB. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
- "Biography for John Golden". IMDB. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
- "Biography for John Golden". IMDB. Retrieved 29 December 2012.