Dwight Latham(1903-1987)

Composer ("I'm My Own Grandpaw", "McNamara's Band"), author and singer who formed the Jesters Trio after his high-school graduation; the Jesters sang on radio, films, recordings and television between 1923 and 1950. From 1950, he was the West Coast representative for Hansen Publications and wrote a number of singing commercial jingles. He joined ASCAP in 1948 and his other musical compositions include "poetry", "Hiawatha's Mittens", "Bread and Gravy", "It's the Same the Whole World Over", and "I Had But Fifty Cents".