Val Valentine

Val Valentine (1895–1971) was a British screenwriter.

Val Guest said he was "a larger-than-life character who won the VC [Victoria Cross] and Christ knows what else. He was a large lively man, always brimming with ideas, some awful, some of which were very funny, many of which we used."

Birth and Death Data: Born February 14, 1895 (London), Died November 16, 1971 (Brighton)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1930 - 1931

Roles Represented in DAHR: lyricist

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor BVE-67935 10-in. 2/12/1931 She's my secret passion Donald King ; McKinney's Cotton Pickers Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal solo lyricist  
Columbia W150987 10-in. 11/26/1930 He's my secret passion Blue Grass Boys ; Lee Morse Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band lyricist  
OKeh W404593 10-in. 12/30/1930 He's my secret passion Ed Kirkeby Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo lyricist  
Brunswick E34921 10-in. 10/23/1930 He’s my secret passion Danny Yates Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo lyricist  
Brunswick E35024 10-in. Oct. 1930 He’s my secret passion Doris Robbins Female vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Brunswick E35442 10-in. 11/24/1930 He’s my secret passion Jacques Renard Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo lyricist  
Brunswick E35743 10-in. 12/12/1930 He’s my secret passion Marion Harris Female vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Brunswick E35216-E35217 10-in. 11/6/1930 He’s my secret passion Hal Kemp Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with vocal; without vocal (take G) lyricist  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Valentine, Val," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/108924.

Valentine, Val. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/108924.

"Valentine, Val." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 22 November 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/108924

External Sources

Wikipedia: Val Valentine

IMDb: Val Valentine

Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Valentine, Val - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no90002426

Wikidata: Val Valentine - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q7909160

VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/32206169

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