A. Baldwin Sloane

American composer of Broadway shows (b. August 28, 1872 Baltimore, Maryland– d. February 21, 1925 Red Bank, New Jersey) The most prolific writer of musical comedies around the turn of the 20th century, Baldwin Sloane wrote the scores for no fewer than two dozen Broadway musicals between 1896 and 1912, including "The Mocking Bird" (1902), "The Wizard of Oz" (1903), "Lady Teazle" (1904), and "The Summer Widowers" (1910). His biggest hit was “Heaven Will Protect the Working Girl” (1910), but none of his songs found lasting fame. He also wrote much of the music for the 1919 and 1920 Greenwich Village Follies. His last score, for "China Rose" (1925), was performed only after his death.