Clay Boland

Clay Boland
Born	(1903-10-25) October 25, 1903 (age 121) Olyphant, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died	July 23, 1963(1963-07-23) (aged 59) St. Albans, Queens
Occupation(s)	Composer, U.S. Navy Dentist

Clay Boland (October 25, 1903 – July 23, 1963) was a composer. He was born in Olyphant, Pennsylvania, United States.^[1]

He studied dentistry at the University of Pennsylvania. In 1924, he won a university competition for a prom song with a composition entitled Dreary Weather.^[2] He then composed music for the university's Mask and Wig Club, collaborating especially with lyricist Moe Jaffe in writing the songs for many of their shows. He also performed as a pianist with leading big bands of the era and was noted for his skills as an arranger. He subsequently practiced as a dentist in Ardmore, Pennsylvania but continued to compose and participate as a partner in the music publishing business.^[3]

During World War II, he served as a lieutenant commander in the US Navy's Dental Corps, and was called up again for active duty in 1950 at the time of the Korean War.^[4]

In later life, he lived in Elizabeth, New Jersey and died on July 23, 1963, aged 59, in the Naval Hospital of St. Albans, Queens.^[5]

Compositions

• "An Apple a Day"^[5][6]
• "Delightful Delerium"^[6]
• "Midnight on the Trail"^[5]
• "The Gypsy in My Soul"^[5]
• "Too Good to Be True"^[5]
• "The Morning After"^[5]
• "Something Has Happened to Me"^[6]
• "Stop Beating Around the Mulberry Bush"^[5]
• "Stop, It's Wonderful"
• "Tell Me at Midnight"^[6]
• "When I Climb Down from My Saddle"^[6]

Shows

• This Mad Whirl^[6]

References

1. IMDB
2. "Dr. Clay Boland", Time, vol. 47, p. 423, 1946
3. Henry F. Unger (1948), "Hit-Parade Dentist", Tic Magazine
4. "Music—As Written", Billboard, vol. 62, no. 43, p. 20, October 28, 1950
5. "Dr. Clay Boland 59, a writer of songs", The New York Times, July 25, 1963
6. Warren W. Vaché (2000), The Unsung Songwriters, Scarecrow Press, pp. 33–35, ISBN 9780810835702