Seymour Furth
Seymour Furth (1876, New York City − May 22, 1932, Boston) was an American songwriter, composer, and librettist active from the late 1890s until his death in 1932. He wrote popular songs for Broadway musicals, vaudeville, tin pan alley, and minstrel shows; notably creating the opening musical number for the first Ziegfeld Follies in 1907. He most frequently worked as a composer with another collaborator serving as his lyricist, but sometimes he created both music and lyrics, and at other times just words with other composers. He composed piano works in popular styles of his day, including ragtime. His best known songs were comedic, including "Nothing Like That in Our Family" (1906) and "No Wedding Bells For Me" (1907). Life and career A native of New York City, Furth was born in 1876. He attended grammar school at P. S. 86 on the hill at Lexington Avenue and 96th Street in New York City from which he graduated in 1892. He began his career writing songs for vaudeville and minstrel shows in the late 1890s; often with a humorous character. In 1906 vaudeville entertainer William F. Denny recorded his song "Nothing Like That in Our Family" for Edison Records. He