Murray Roth

Murray Roth (November 2, 1893 - 1938) was a writer and director of films in the United States. Roth was the writer for film producer and director Bryan Foy, and by the late 1920s began directing shorts in Brooklyn such as Lamchops. He directed several short films for Vitaphone before moving to features including his first in 1933, Don't Bet on Love. Roth also wrote the lyrics to George Gershwin's first published song, "When You Want 'Em, You Can't Get 'Em" .

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References

  1. ↑ "Roth, Murray 1893-1938 [WorldCat Identities]".
  2. ↑ Koszarski, Richard (2008). Hollywood on the Hudson : film and television in New York from Griffith to Sarnoff. New Brunswick, N.J.: Rutgers University Press. pp. 154–157. ISBN 978-0-8135-4552-3. OCLC 289908131.
  3. ↑ "Don't Bet on Love. 1933. Directed by Murray Roth | MoMA". The Museum of Modern Art.
  4. ↑ Payne, Robert (2014). Gershwin. New York: J. Boylston & Company, Publishers. p. 33. ISBN 978-1-883283-93-3. OCLC 1082202452.
  5. 1 2 "Murray Roth". Archived from the original on August 4, 2012.