"Doctor, Lawyer, Indian Chief": Museum Object and Cultural History
"Doctor, Lawyer, Indian Chief": publishing date: 1945. composer: Carmichael, Hoagy. publisher: Melrose Music Corp..
The object in the museum catalogue
This sheet music is for the song, “Doctor, Lawyer, Indian Chief,” with music by Hoagy Carmichael and lyrics by Paul Francis Webster. It was published by Melrose Music in New York, New York in 1945.
”Doctor, Lawyer, Indian Chief” was featured in the 1945 Paramount Pictures musical The Stork Club, directed by Hal Walker and starred Betty Hutton and Barry Fitzgerald.
Materials, dates and provenance
- publishing date: 1945
- composer: Carmichael, Hoagy
- publisher: Melrose Music Corp.
- Object Name: sheet music
- Physical Description: paper (overall material)
- Physical Description: ink (overall material)
- Measurements: overall: 12 in x 9 in; 30.48 cm x 22.86 cm
- place made: United States: New York, New York
- ID Number: 1987.0423.01
- accession number: 1987.0423
- catalog number: 1987.0423.001
- Data Source: National Museum of American History
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