Ralph Harris (3)

American producer and manager. Born c.1930. He was Lena Horne's long-time manager (1947-1985) before she switched to Sherman Sneed. He was previously a childhood friend, and vaudeville and radio partner of lyricist Jimmy Van Heusen. He helped give Van Heusen his stage name. In 1928, Harris and Van Heusen had a radio show called "Scribble and Sing", where Harris would sing songs written by Van Heusen.