Bert Kalmar (1884-1947)
Last updated: 07.10.25
According to the Internet source given below, Bert Kalmar (born in New York) was an American vaudeville magician, comedian, dancer before becoming a lyricist and publisher.
He collaborated with Harry Puck both in song writing and publishing forming Kalmar & Puck Music Co. Inc. They were joined by Maurice Abrahams to form Kalmar, Puck & Abrahams.
He also teamed with Harry Ruby.. Kalmar was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1970.
He died in Los Angeles, California.
He collaborated with Harry Puck both in song writing and publishing forming Kalmar & Puck Music Co. Inc. They were joined by Maurice Abrahams to form Kalmar, Puck & Abrahams.
He also teamed with Harry Ruby.. Kalmar was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1970.
He died in Los Angeles, California.
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| Title (Release Year) | Co-Author(s) | Performers | Issue |
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Timbuctoo (1921) | H. Ruby | A. Bernard | Edison Blue Amberol: 4228 |
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Susie (1923) | Arthur Collins Byron George Harlan |
Edison Blue Amberol: 4655 | |
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So Long! Oo-Long (1920) | H. Ruby | A. Bernard | Indestructible Record: 3509 |
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Rebecca (1921) | H. Ruby | Jim Doherty | Edison Blue Amberol: 4251 |
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Pick Me Up and Lay Me Down in Dear Old Dixieland (1922) | H. Ruby | Don Parker Trio | Edison Blue Amberol: 4557 |
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Pick Me Up and Lay Me Down in Dear Old Dixieland (1922) | H. Ruby | Don Parker Trio | Edison Blue Amberol Record: 4557 |
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My Sunny Tennessee (1921) | H. Ruby Herman Ruby |
Broadway Dance Orchestra | Edison Blue Amberol: 4394 |
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In My Heart - on My Mind - All Day Long (1922) | H. Ruby | Signor Lou Chiha Friscoe | Edison Blue Amberol: 4458 |
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He's Coming Back (1912) | Ada Jones | U.S. Everlasting Record: 1379 | |
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Little Min-Nee-Ha! Ha! (1921) | H. Ruby | Isabella Patricola | Edison Blue Amberol: 4468 |
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My Friends, Morris and Max (1920) | Maurice Burkhart | Edison Blue Amberol: 4002 | |
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⇑Snoops the Lawyer (1920) | Maurice Burkhart | Edison Blue Amberol: 3970 |
| Title | Co-Author(s) | Sequencer |
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Down in Maryland (1922) | H. Ruby | Unknown |
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He Ran Up-Stairs : (1913) | James Pitt-Payne | |
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I Gave You Up Just Before You Threw Me Down (1922) | H. Ruby Fred E. Ahlert |
James Pitt-Payne |
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I'm Makin' For Macon in Georgia (1914) | James Pitt-Payne | |
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In My Home Town (1922) | H. Ruby | James Pitt-Payne |
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Kiss to Build a Dream On (1951), A | O. Hammerstein | James Pitt-Payne |
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Look What You've Done With Your Dog-Gone Dangerous Eyes (1920) | H. Ruby | James Pitt-Payne |
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My Sunny Tennessee (1921) | H. Ruby Herman Ruby |
Halcyon Days Music |
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Nevertheless (1931) | H. Ruby | James Pitt-Payne |
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Pick Me Up and Lay Me Down in Dear Old Dixieland (1922) | H. Ruby | James Pitt-Payne |
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Rebecca Came Back From Mecca (1921) | H. Ruby | James Pitt-Payne |
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So Long! Oo-Long (1920) | H. Ruby | James Pitt-Payne |
| Title (Release Year) | Composer | Performers | Issue |
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Little Min-Nee-Ha! Ha! (1921) | B. Kalmar | Isabella Patricola | Edison: 8244 |
| Title | Attribution | Instruments | Source | Remarks |
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Angels (1921) | B. Kalmar (w&m) H. Ruby (coauth.) |
Piano, Voice | YorkSpace |  |
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Down in Maryland (1922) | B. Kalmar (music) H. Ruby (coauth.) W. Remington Welch (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | Indiana Sheet Music Singer YorkSpace |
Pub. |
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Helen of Troy, New York (1923) | B. Kalmar (music) H. Ruby (coauth.) |
Piano | YorkSpace | Pub. |
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I Gave You Up Just Before You Threw Me Down (1922) | B. Kalmar (w&m) H. Ruby (coauth.) Fred E. Ahlert (coauth.) |
Piano, Voice | Sheet Music Singer YorkSpace |
Pub. |
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I Like a Big Town, I Like a Small Town (1923) | B. Kalmar (w&m) H. Ruby (coauth.) |
Piano, Voice | YorkSpace | Pub. |
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I Want a Ragtime Bungalow (1913) | B. Kalmar (w&m) E. Morton (perf.) Helene Davis (perf.) Weber, Beck & Frazer (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | IMSLP Indiana YorkSpace |
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I'm Makin' For Macon in Georgia (1914) | B. Kalmar (w&m) |
Piano, Voice | Indiana Sheet Music Singer |
Pub. |
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⇑In My Heart - on My Mind - All Day Long (1921) | B. Kalmar (music) H. Ruby (coauth.) |
Piano | YorkSpace | Pub. |
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In My Home Town (1922) | B. Kalmar (w&m) H. Ruby (coauth.) |
Piano, Voice | Sheet Music Singer YorkSpace |
Pub. |
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It Was Meant to Be (1923) | B. Kalmar (music) H. Ruby (coauth.) |
Piano | YorkSpace | Pub. |
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Kiss to Build a Dream On, A (1951) | B. Kalmar (w&m) O. Hammerstein (coauth.) H. Ruby (words) |
Piano, Voice | Sheet Music Singer | |
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Laff It Off! (1924) | B. Kalmar (w&m) H. Ruby (coauth.) Jim Shields (perf.) Tom Waring (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | YorkSpace YorkSpace |
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Look For the Happy Ending (1923) | B. Kalmar (w&m) H. Ruby (coauth.) |
Piano, Voice | YorkSpace | Pub. |
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Look What You've Done With Your Dog-Gone Dangerous Eyes (1920) | B. Kalmar (w&m) H. Ruby (coauth.) |
Piano, Voice | Sheet Music Singer YorkSpace |
Pub. |
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My Sunny Tennessee (1921) | B. Kalmar (music) H. Ruby (coauth.) Herman Ruby (coauth.) E. Cantor (perf.) E. Cantor (perf.) |
Piano | Greer Indiana Sheet Music Singer |
Pub. |
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⇑Nevertheless (1931) | B. Kalmar (w&m) H. Ruby (coauth.) F. Astaire (perf.) Red Skelton (perf.) Vera-Ellen Rohe (perf.) Arlene Dahl (perf.) Keenan Wynn (perf.) Gale Robbins (perf.) Gloria DeHaven (perf.) Phil Regan (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | Sheet Music Singer | |
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No Other Girl (1923) | B. Kalmar (w&m) H. Ruby (coauth.) |
Piano, Voice | YorkSpace | Pub. |
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Pick Me Up and Lay Me Down in Dear Old Dixieland (1922) | B. Kalmar (music) H. Ruby (coauth.) |
Piano | Indiana Sheet Music Singer YorkSpace |
Pub. |
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Rebecca (1921) | B. Kalmar (music) H. Ruby (coauth.) E. Cantor (perf.) |
Piano | Indiana | Pub. |
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Rebecca Came Back From Mecca (1921) | B. Kalmar (w&m) H. Ruby (coauth.) E. Cantor (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | Sheet Music Singer | Pub. |
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She's Mine, All Mine! (1921) | B. Kalmar (music) H. Ruby (coauth.) |
Piano | Indiana | Pub. |
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Sheik of Avenue B (1922), The | B. Kalmar (w&m) H. Ruby (coauth.) C. Friend (coauth.) Van & Schenck (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | YorkSpace | Pub. |
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So Long! Oo-Long (1920) | B. Kalmar (music) H. Ruby (coauth.) |
Piano | Indiana Sheet Music Singer YorkSpace |
Pub. |
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⇑Sweeter Than You (1926) | B. Kalmar (w&m) H. Ruby (coauth.) |
Piano, Voice | YorkSpace | |
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Waikiki, I Hear You Calling Me (1922) | B. Kalmar (music) H. Ruby (coauth.) E. Cantor (perf.) |
Piano | Indiana | Pub. |
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Wait'll You See How Sorry You'll Be (1919) | B. Kalmar (w&m) H. Ruby (coauth.) |
Piano, Voice | Indiana | Pub. |
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You Flew Away From the Nest (1926) | B. Kalmar (w&m) H. Ruby (coauth.) Joe Lewis (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | YorkSpace | |
This list is arranged in chronological order and contains 57 works by Bert Kalmar (1884-1947).
It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located. Keys:
(w&m)
(w&m)
| Title | Year | Attribution | Remarks |
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| He's Coming Back | 1912 | Ada Jones (perf.) | |
| He Ran Up-Stairs : | 1913 | |
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| I Want a Ragtime Bungalow (w&m) | 1913 | Helene Davis (perf.) Ed Morton (perf.) Weber, Beck & Frazer (perf.) |
Pub. |
| My Parcel Post Man | 1913 | Harry Puck (words) | |
| I'm Makin' For Macon in Georgia (w&m) | 1914 | Pub. |
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| How Sorry You'll Be | 1919 | Harry Ruby (co-author) | Pub. |
| Mister Sun Man Roll the Clouds Away | 1919 | Harry Ruby (co-author) | Pub. |
| Wait'll You See How Sorry You'll Be (w&m) | 1919 | Harry Ruby (co-author) | Pub. |
| Look What You've Done With Your Dog-Gone Dangerous Eyes (w&m) | 1920 | Harry Ruby (co-author) | Pub. |
| My Friends, Morris and Max | 1920 | Edgar Leslie (words) Harry Ruby (words) Maurice Burkhart (perf.) |
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| Snoops the Lawyer | 1920 | Harry Ruby (words) Maurice Burkhart (perf.) |
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| ⇑ So Long! Oo-Long (w&m) | 1920 | Harry Ruby (co-author) Al. Bernard (perf.) |
Pub. |
| Timbuctoo | 1920 | Harry Ruby (co-author) Al. Bernard (perf.) |
Pub. |
| Angels (w&m) | 1921 | Harry Ruby (co-author) | Pub. |
| In My Heart - on My Mind - All Day Long | 1921 | Harry Ruby (co-author) Signor Lou Chiha Friscoe (perf.) |
Pub. |
| Little Min-Nee-Ha! Ha! | 1921 | Harry Ruby (co-author) Isabella Patricola (perf.) |
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| Title | Year | Attribution | Remarks |
|---|
| My Sunny Tennessee | 1921 | Harry Ruby (co-author) Herman Ruby (co-author) Broadway Dance Orchestra (perf.) Eddie Cantor (perf.) |
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| Rebecca Came Back From Mecca | 1921 | Harry Ruby (co-author) Eddie Cantor (perf.) Jim Doherty (perf.) |
Pub. |
| She's Mine, All Mine! (w&m) | 1921 | Harry Ruby (co-author) | Pub. |
| Down in Maryland (w&m) | 1922 | Harry Ruby (co-author) W. Remington Welch (perf.) |
Pub. |
| I Gave You Up Just Before You Threw Me Down (w&m) | 1922 | Harry Ruby (co-author) Fred E. Ahlert (co-author) |
Pub. |
| In My Home Town | 1922 | Harry Ruby (co-author) | Pub. |
| Pick Me Up and Lay Me Down in Dear Old Dixieland (w&m) | 1922 | Harry Ruby (co-author) Don Parker Trio (perf.) |
Pub. |
| Sheik of Avenue B, The (w&m) | 1922 | Harry Ruby (co-author) Cliff Friend (co-author) Van & Schenck (perf.) |
Pub. |
| Waikiki, I Hear You Calling Me | 1922 | Harry Ruby (co-author) Eddie Cantor (perf.) |
Pub. |
| Cry Baby | 1923 | ||
| Helen of Troy, New York | 1923 | Harry Ruby (co-author) | Pub. |
| ⇑ Hotsy Totsy Town | 1923 | Harry Ruby (co-author) M.K. Jerome (co-author) |
Pub. |
| I Like a Big Town, I Like a Small Town | 1923 | Harry Ruby (co-author) | Pub. |
| It Was Meant to Be | 1923 | Harry Ruby (co-author) | Pub. |
| Left All Alone With the Blues | 1923 | Harry Ruby (co-author) Lou Handman (co-author) Bert Kalmar (words) Harry Ruby (words) Lou Handman (words) |
Pub. |
| Look For the Happy Ending (w&m) | 1923 | Harry Ruby (co-author) | Pub. |
| Title | Year | Attribution | Remarks |
|---|
| No Other Girl (w&m) | 1923 | Harry Ruby (co-author) | |
| Susie | 1923 | Harry Ruby (words) Arthur Collins (perf.) Byron George Harlan (perf.) |
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| Laff It Off! (w&m) | 1924 | Harry Ruby (co-author) Waring's Pennsylvanians (perf.) Jim Shields (perf.) Tom Waring (perf.) |
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| Baby Looks Like Me, The | 1925 | Henry B Murtagh (co-author) Harry Ruby (co-author) |
Pub. |
| Sweeter Than You (w&m) | 1926 | Harry Ruby (co-author) | |
| You Flew Away From the Nest (w&m) | 1926 | Harry Ruby (co-author) Joe Lewis (perf.) |
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| You Smile at Me | 1926 | Harry Ruby (co-author) | Pub. |
| Thinking of You | 1927 | Harry Ruby (co-author) Fred Astaire (perf.) Arlene Dahl (perf.) Vera-Ellen Rohe (perf.) Red Skelton (perf.) |
Pub. |
| Watching the Clouds Roll By | 1928 | Harry Ruby (co-author) Marx Brothers (perf.) |
Pub. |
| Who's Been List'ning to My Heart | 1928 | Harry Ruby (co-author) Marx Brothers (perf.) |
Pub. |
| Just a Little Glimpse of Paradise | 1929 | Harry Ruby (words) Harry Warren (words) |
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| ⇑ Window Cleaners, The (w&m) | 1929 | Harry Ruby (co-author) | |
| I'm So Afraid of You | 1930 | Harry Ruby (co-author) | Pub. |
| Three Little Words | 1930 | Harry Ruby (words) | Pub. |
| Nevertheless | 1931 | Harry Ruby (co-author) Fred Astaire (perf.) Arlene Dahl (perf.) Gloria DeHaven (perf.) Phil Regan (perf.) Gale Robbins (perf.) Vera-Ellen Rohe (perf.) Red Skelton (perf.) Keenan Wynn (perf.) |
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| In the Moonlight (w&m) | 1932 | Harry Ruby (co-author) |
| Title | Year | Attribution | Remarks |
|---|
| Keep on Doin' What You're Doin' | 1933 | Harry Ruby (co-author) | |
| Keep Romance Alive | 1933 | Harry Ruby (co-author) | Pub. |
| Tired of It All | 1933 | Harry Ruby (co-author) Ruth Etting (perf.) Wheeler &. Woolsey (perf.) |
Pub. |
| Beauty and the Beast (w&m) | 1934 | Harry Ruby (co-author) | |
| One Little Kiss (w&m) | 1934 | Harry Ruby (co-author) | |
| Cabin on the Hilltop | 1936 | Harry Ruby (co-author) | Pub. |
| Quainty Dainty Me (w&m) | 1938 | Harry Ruby (co-author) | |
| Kiss to Build a Dream On, A | 1951 | Oscar Hammerstein (co-author) Harry Ruby (words) Louis Armstrong (perf.) Barney Bigard (perf.) Kay Brown (perf.) Vic Damone (perf.) Sally Forest (perf.) Earl Hines (perf.) Monica Lewis (perf.) Mickey Rooney (perf.) Jack Teagarden (perf.) |
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| Nobody Knows But the Lord (w&m) | 1956 | Harry Ruby (co-author) |