I Found a Million Dollar Baby
I Found a Million Dollar Baby
- Description
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This sheet music is for the song, “I Found a Million Dollar Baby (In a Five and Ten Cent Store),” with lyrics by Billy Rose and Mort Dixon and music by Harry Warren. It was published by Remick Music Corporation in New York, New York in 1931.
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”I Found a Million Dollar Baby (In a Five and Ten Cent Store)” was featured in the musical revue, Billy Rose’s Crazy Quilt, with book by Billy Rose. Billy Rose’s Crazy Quilt opened on Broadway at the 44th Street Theatre on May 19, 1931, and closed in July 1932, after a run of 79 performances.
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The cover art for this sheet music was made by American artists Benjamin “Jorj” Harris (1904-1957) and Georgette Harris (1902-1963). The couple was known for their airbrush art and Art Deco style.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- sheet music
- publishing date
- 1931
- publisher
- Remick Music Corporation
- place made
- United States: New York, New York
- Physical Description
- paper (overall material)
- ink (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 12 in x 9 in; 30.48 cm x 22.86 cm
- ID Number
- 1988.0693.16
- accession number
- 1988.0693
- catalog number
- 1988.0693.16
- Credit Line
- Gift of Susan O. Ostroff
- See more items in
- Cultural and Community Life: Entertainment
- Music & Musical Instruments
- Popular Entertainment
- Sheet Music
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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