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Geo H Sanders - Songwriter vs George Sanders the Actor

mduval32323

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mduval32323 @ 2020-11-01 10:02:44 UTC

There is a Geo H Sanders (IPI 00027491381) with 200+ registries on ASCAP and 100+ on ISRC. There is a film actor named George Henry Sanders (1906-1972) that we had credited for co-writing a 1941 song called "I'm Falling for You". I went to add a 1939 song I was shocked wasn't on SHS called "I'm a Little Teapot". The sheet music said Geo H. Sanders. and Discogs had some of the songs assigned to the Actor's page. So I looked on SHS and the same Geo H. Sanders in ASCAP wrote I'm Falling for You and I'm a Little Teapot. I had seen reference to a George Harold Sanders having written I'm a Little Teapot on the Wiki page for the song, and the actor was George Henry Sanders so I began to wonder if they weren't the same person. The actor was prolific in the latter 1930s and 1940s and I find it hard to believe he was composing all these songs concurrent with being a big film actor, but maybe he was. I have a feeling that Geo H. Sanders the songwriter is not the actor but I'm having a very difficult time locating info on who Geo H. Sanders was - which seems suprising given how many songs he's credited for. So I'm hoping one of you folks is smarter than me and can help in this endeavor. Searching George Harold Sanders just takes you to the I'm a Little Teapot which doesn't help as Geo H Sanders wrote many, many more songs than that.

Thx Mark


https://www.ascap.com/repertory#ace/writer/27491381/SANDERS%20GEO%20H

http://repertoire.bmi.com/Catalog.aspx?detail=writerid&page=1&fromrow=1&torow=25…

https://iswcnet.cisac.org/search

https://www.discogs.com/artist/775065-George-Sanders?type=Credits&subtype=Writin…

George Sanders

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mduval32323

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mduval32323 @ 2020-11-01 19:32:43 UTC

Jojo, I didn't add that Work, Dirk did. That work isn't listed on ISWC as being written by Sanders, but it is on ASCAP (and I guess the others too as Dirk has them on the Work page). So I'll defer to Dirk on his work. I will cc Dirk on this so he sees this thread


But regardless of that particular song there are a gazillion songs that were credited to a Geo H Sanders (that's how the name would appear on sheet music) and I'm still trying to sort out if the actor is the same person. I do appreciate your looking at this.

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Canary @ 2020-11-03 17:45:48 UTC

I also did some research, but unfortunately without result. Of course I am willing to change my entry as soon as this problem is solved.

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mduval32323

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mduval32323 @ 2020-11-03 18:22:48 UTC

I suspect it won’t be Dirk. It highly doubt this film actor was busily writing the music for songs but I just can’t locate anything on another Geo H Sanders. At least we have discussed it. Maybe someone will come along with more knowledge on the matter at some point in the future. For now I’m just going to keep assigning any Geo H Sanders works to the actor

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Canary @ 2020-11-05 14:03:56 UTC

OK, same for me. Hopefully someone comes up with a solution.

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