James V. Monaco
James Vincent Monaco was an Italian-born American composer of popular music.
Monaco was born in Formia, Italy; his family emigrated to Albany, New York when he was six. He worked as a ragtime player in Chicago before returning to New York.
Monaco's first successful song "Oh, You Circus Day" was featured in the 1912 Broadway revue Hanky Panky. Further success came with "Row, Row, Row" in the Ziegfeld Follies of 1912. Perhaps his best remembered song is "You Made Me Love You ", introduced by Al Jolson in 1913 and performed by Judy Garland with revised lyrics as "Dear Mr Gable" in 1937.
Monaco worked with a number of lyricists before moving to Hollywood where he teamed with lyricist Johnny Burke to produce songs for several Bing Crosby films. He died in 1945 in Beverly Hills, California.Awards and recognition
Four of Monaco's songs received Academy Award nominations for Best Song:
Monaco was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1970.
In 2005, a revue of Monaco's music called Ragtime Jimmie opened in New York City as part of the American Composer Series.
