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Date of Birth
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03-October-1908
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Place of Birth
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Antioch
(Contra Costa County, California, San Francisco Bay Area, United States of America, Area code 925)
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Nationality
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United States of America
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Also know as
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Burke, Johnny
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Profession
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Songwriter, Lyricist, Film Score Composer
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John "Johnny" Francis Burke was a lyricist, widely regarded as one of the finest writers of popular songs in America between the 1920s and 1950s. His song "Swinging on a Star", from the Bing Crosby film 'Going My Way', won an Academy Award for Best Song in 1944.
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