Murray Mencher(1898-1991)

American pianist, lyricist and songwriter, chiefly remembered for co-writing the Merrie Melodies theme song "Merrily We Roll Along" (with Charles Tobias and Eddie Cantor). Mencher began his career in vaudeville and later worked as a pianist and staff composer for several music publishing houses. From the early 1930's, he wrote songs for McKinney's Cotton Pickers, Jimmie Lunceford and other jazz bands. He also provided scores for such Broadway shows as "Earl Carroll's Sketch Book" (1935) and for night club revues in New York and Miami. Some of his best known compositions, including "On the Bumpy Road to Love", "Flowers for Madame", "Alice in Wonderland", "You're the Dream" and "Let's Swing It", featured in Warner Brothers and MGM cartoons of the 1930's and 40's.