# Pat Ballard

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{{Short description|American composer (1899–1960)}}
'''Pat Ballard''', born '''Francis Drake Ballard''' (June 19, 1899 – October 26, 1960<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1457897/bio|title=Biography for Pat Ballard |accessdate=2008-01-09 |publisher=[Internet Movie Database](/source/Internet_Movie_Database)}}</ref>), was an American [songwriter](/source/songwriter), producer, music editor and author.

== Life ==
He was born in [Troy, Pennsylvania](/source/Troy%2C_Pennsylvania), to Frank Ballard, a jeweller-optician, and Lucille, a soprano. He was the great-great-grandson of Orrin P. Ballard, one of the pioneers of the region.

He was married to Hilda Gramlich, a dress designer. He died of a cardiac arrest at the Medical Arts Centre in New York City, New York, in 1960.

==Songs==
He composed a number of songs with the most popular being "[Mr. Sandman](/source/Mr._Sandman)" and "[(Oh Baby Mine) I Get So Lonely](/source/(Oh_Baby_Mine)_I_Get_So_Lonely)".

He was a member of the [American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers](/source/American_Society_of_Composers%2C_Authors_and_Publishers).<ref>{{cite web |title=ASCAP - Pat Ballard |url=https://www.ascap.com/repertory#ace/writer/1922918/BALLARD%20PAT |website=ASCAP |accessdate=May 15, 2019}}</ref>

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Category:Songwriters from Pennsylvania
Category:1899 births
Category:1960 deaths
Category:20th-century American composers
Category:20th-century American male composers
Category:20th-century American songwriters

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