1. Edward Eugene Buck was an American illustrator of sheet music, musical theater lyricist, and president of the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers.
10 Facts About Gene Buck
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Gene Buck studied at Detroit Art Academy, which had been founded by Joseph Gies and Francis P Paulus.
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Gene Buck illustrated for music publishers Ted Snyder, Edward H Pfeiffer, and Jerome H Remick.
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Gene Buck's cover illustrations had a personal touch and showed Art Deco and Art Nouveau elements.
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Gene Buck collaborated with Florenz Ziegfeld, first on the Ziegfeld Follies and then originating the Midnight Frolics, writing skits and lyrics and acting as talent scout.
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Gene Buck was president of ASCAP from 1925 to 1942, an era in which the growing popularity of radio was hitting songwriters' previously primary market for sheet music.
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Gene Buck's tenure coincided with several anti-trust investigations by the US government, and the 1941 ASCAP boycott when radio stations demanded reduced performance royalties.
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Gene Buck became president of the Catholic Actors' Guild of America in 1944.
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Gene Buck died after emergency surgery at North Shore Hospital, Manhasset.
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Gene Buck's son Gene Buck, Jr was an assistant in 1947 on A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court.