Allan Flynn

Composer, songwriter and author. His chief musical collaborators were John Egan and Frank Madden. Born April 13, 1894 in New York City, New York, USA. Died September 10, 1965 in New York City, New York, USA. He was educated at Fordham University. He worked at Biograph Studios in The Bronx and then worked in England from 1935, writing for revues and films. His chief musical collaborators were John Egan and Frank Madden. His popular-song compositions include "Moonspun Dreams", "Rags", "Maybe", Be Still, My Heart", "Somewhere Beyond the Sunset", and "They Called Him 'Johnny Appleseed'".