Harold Adamson
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- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1906
- Active to
- 1980
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Harold Adamson (December 10, 1906 - August 17, 1980) was an American lyricist during the 1930s and 1940s. Adamson, the son of Harold Adamson and Marion "Minnie" Campbell Adamson, was born in Garelochhead, Scotland, and immigrated to the United States through Ellis Island, arriving on the SS Californian on April 20, 1908. He was raised in Greenville, New Jersey, Adamson began writing songs and poetry as a teenager, but was initially more interested in an acting career. <a href="https://www.last.f
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Harold
- Family name
- Adamson
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- New Jersey
- Place of death
- Los Angeles
- Occupation
- songwriter
- Educated at
- University of Kansas
- Languages spoken
- English language
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- date of birth
- 1906-12-10
- date of death
- 1980-08-17
- birth name
- Harold Campbell Adamson
- name in native language
- Harold Adamson
- copyright representative
- American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Original Song
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