Fred Thompson

Frederick A. Thompson, usually credited as Fred Thompson (24 January 1884 – 10 April 1949) was an English writer, best known as a librettist for about fifty British and American musical comedies in the first half of the 20th century. Among the writers with whom he collaborated were George Grossmith Jr., P. G. Wodehouse, Guy Bolton and Ira Gershwin. Composers with whom he worked included Lionel Monckton, Ivor Novello and George Gershwin.

Many of Thompson's shows became popular hits, including To-night's the Night (1914), The Bing Boys are Here (1916), The Boy (1917), Lady, Be Good! (1924), Rio Rita (1927), Funny Face (1927) and Follow the Girls (1944).

Birth and Death Data: Born January 24, 1884 (London), Died April 10, 1949 (London)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1928 - 1930

Roles Represented in DAHR: songwriter

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Columbia W145888 10-in. 4/4/1928 Phi Delta Theta dream girl Seger Ellis ; Jan Garber Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo songwriter  
Columbia W149466 10-in. 11/2/1929 What is life without love? The Columbia Photo Players Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo songwriter  
Columbia W151107 10-in. 12/11/1930 Fraternity medley Guy Lombardo ; Lebert Lombardo ; Royal Canadians Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo songwriter  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Thompson, Fred," accessed May 1, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/108726.

Thompson, Fred. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved May 1, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/108726.

"Thompson, Fred." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 1 May 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/108726

External Sources

Wikipedia: Fred Thompson

IMSLP: Fred Thompson

IMDb: Fred Thompson

Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Thompson, Fred, 1884-1949 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no89003722

Wikidata: Fred Thompson - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q5496402

VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/4486382

MusicBrainz: Fred Thompson - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/c142c242-e25c-4091-8952-7c9f7aa1d3f2

ISNI: 0000 0000 6395 0290 - http://www.isni.org/isni/0000000063950290

FAST: http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1972517

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