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Noble Sissle

Lyricist, ActorBorn 1889, died 1975On stage 19211 production on this page

Noble Sissle
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Noble Lee Sissle (July 10, 1889 – December 17, 1975) was an American jazz composer, lyricist, bandleader, singer, and playwright, best known for the Broadway musical Shuffle Along (1921), and its hit song "I'm Just Wild About Harry". He also served as the first president of the Negro Actors Guild.

On stage

1 production
1921
Shuffle AlongBroadway 63rd St. Music Hall. Original. Directed by Walter Brooks
504 performances

Also credited on

2 works

Shuffle Along (2016 Revival)
Shuffle Along, Or The Making of the Musical Sensation of 1921 and All That Followed

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