Happy Birthday, Hoagy Carmichael!

Hoagy Carmichael was born in Bloomington, Indiana, on November 22, 1899.  He attended Indiana University and the Indiana University School of Law before becoming the famous composer we know today.  His most famous songs include "Stardust", "Georgia on my mind", "In the Cool, Cool, Cool of the Evening", and "Heart and Soul".  He composed "Chimes of Indiana" and presented it to Indiana University in 1937.

In addition to composing music for films, he appeared in several movies.  Carmichael acted in To Have and Have Not, The Best Years of Our Lives, and Young Man with a Horn. He was also the host of many radio and television variety shows throughout the 1940s and 1950s.

Hoagy Carmichael died in 1981 and was buried in Rose Hill Cemetery in Bloomington, Indiana. His family donated his archives to Indiana University.  You can access the digital Hoagy Carmichael Collection online.

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