Stars of Vaudeville # 587: Clarence Gaskill
Today is the birthday of Tin Pan Alley songwriter Clarence Gaskill (1892-1947). Born and raised in Philadelphia (where he attended a Quaker school), he began playing piano in theatres when he was 16. After serving as a machine gunner in the First World War he toured vaudeville for many years as “The Melody Monarch”. By [...]