Ted Snyder

Songwriter

Birthday August 15, 1881

Birth Sign Leo

Birthplace California

DEATH DATE Jul 16, 1965 (83)

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About

Lyricist known for songs like The Sheik of Araby and Who's Sorry Now?, which were used in scores of movies.

Before Fame

He worked as a pianist in a cafe.

Trivia

He was one of ASCAP's nine founding members.

Family Life

He was born to Andrew and Anna Snyder in Freeport, Illinois. They raised him in Boscobel, Wisconsin.

Associated With

He hired Irving Berlin in 1909 as a staff writer for his music publishing company Waterson, Berlin & Snyder, Inc., giving Berlin his big break.