| Birth: | Jul. 28, 1878 | | Death: | May 3, 1927 | 
Songwriter. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, he began his career singing and playing piano at the Union Square Theater, New York in 1904. In 1905, he wrote the song "Will You Love Me in December, As You Did in May?" which became a national hit. His many compositions included "Mother Machree", "Love Me and the World Is Mine", "Let the Rest of the World Go By" and the ever popular "When Irish Eyes Are Smiling", which has sold over 25 million copies of sheet music. He died of heart disease in Santa Ana, California, while on a vaudeville tour. In 1970, he was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. (bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
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Spouse:
Jessie Mae (Jewett) Garretson Ball White (1880 - 1952)*
Children:
Roland Adelbert Ball (1905 - 1987)*
Ruth Mary Ball Ingraham (1907 - 1981)*
Ernest Arthur Ball (1908 - 1972)*
*Calculated relationship
Search Amazon for Ernest Ball | | | Burial:
Lake View Cemetery
Cleveland
Cuyahoga County
Ohio, USA
Plot: Section 2, Lot 109 |
Maintained by: Patricia (Patti) Joy Ber...
Record added: Jan 01, 2001
Find A Grave Memorial# 1300 |
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