Charles Tobias

American songwriter (born August 15, 1898, New York City, New York, USA – died July 7, 1970, Manhasset, Long Island, New York, USA), grew up in Massachusetts with his brothers [a=Harry Tobias] and [a=Henry Tobias], also songwriters. Started his musical career in vaudeville. In the 1930s he formed a revue [i]Songwriters on Parade[/i]. After the attack on Pearl Harbor, he wrote together with [a=Cliff Friend] "[i]We Did It Before And We Can Do It Again[/i]" to reminding US of World War I. From 1929 to the 1960s, he contributed songs for a number of musicals, such as [i]Manhattan Melodrama[/i] n [i]The Daughter Of Rosie O'Grady[/i]. He was Inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1970.