Melville Gideon

{{Short description|British musician (1884–1933)}} {{more citations needed|date=January 2017}} thumb|Image of Melville Gideon '''Melville J. Gideon''' (May 21, 1884 – November 11, 1933)<ref>''Who Was Who in the Theatre: 1912-1976 Volume 2 D-H'', page 933, compiled from editions originally published annually by John Parker; this 1976 version by Gale Research. Retrieved October 8, 2014</ref> was an American composer, lyricist and performer of ragtime music, composing many themes for hit Broadway musicals including ''The Co-Optimists'' and ''The Beauty Spot''. He was also a director, producer and performer. He was born in New York City, and died in London, aged 49.<ref>''Who Was Who in the Theatre: 1912-1976 Volume 2 D-H'', page 933, compiled from editions originally published annually by John Parker; this 1976 version by Gale Research. Retrieved October 8, 2014</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=MELVILLE GIDEON Death of "Co-Optimist"|url=http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/188405891?searchTerm=%22melville%20gideon%22&searchLimits=|accessdate=27 October 2016|publisher=The Telegraph (Brisbane, Australia)|date=December 30, 1933}}</ref>

Among the songs he composed were "Arizona" (1916, lyrics by James Heard), "Washington Square" (1920, lyrics by Cole Porter and Ray E. Goetz), "I Never Realized" (1921, lyrics by Porter) and "Crinoline Gown" (1924, lyrics by Clifford Seyler).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Search Content |url=https://prism.lib.asu.edu/search?f%5B0%5D=linked_agents:Gideon,%20Melville |access-date=2024-01-28 |website=PRISM}}</ref>

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