John Kellette

{{Infobox musical artist | name = John Kellette | image = Briggs Film Crew - Oct 1919 FF.jpg | caption = 1919 Paramount film crew at lunch, with director John Kellette in center in first row | image_size =  | birth_name = John William Kellette | alias = | birth_date = June 1873 | birth_place = [[Lowell, Massachusetts|Lowell]], [[Massachusetts]], United States | death_date = 7 {{death year and age|1922|1873|08}} | death_place = | genre = [[Broadway theater|Broadway]] [[Musical theatre|musicals]], [[revue]]s, [[show tune]]s | occupation = Songwriter, [[composer]], [[actor]] | years_active = | label = | associated_acts = }}

'''John William Kellette''' (June 1873 – August 7, 1922) was an American songwriter. Kellette's most famous composition was "[[I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles]]," which was introduced in the [[Broadway theatre|musical revue]] [[The Passing Show of 1918]], which he wrote with [[James Brockman]], James Kendis, and Nat Vincent.<ref name=am>{{cite web|title=I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles|url=http://www.allmusic.com/song/im-forever-blowing-bubbles-mt0012974495|publisher=www.allmusic.com|accessdate=31 July 2012}}</ref> He also worked as a film director and acted in the films ''[[A Child of the Wild]]'' (1917) and ''[[Mercy on a Crutch]]'' (1915).

==Filmography== *''[[Mercy on a Crutch]]'' (1915) *''[[A Child of the Wild]]'' (1917), as A Tramp *''[[My Little Sister (1919 film)]]'', one of directors credited

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==External links== {{Commons category|John Kellette}} *{{IMDb name| id=0445856 | name=John Kellette}}

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