Gus Van (1887-1968)
Last updated: 24.04.25
According to the Internet source (found in March 2018) given below, Gus Van was a Vaudvillian comedian and actor. With his partner, Joe Schenck, they made up the comedy duo, Van & Schenck. They were together for 18 years and appeared on Broadway and in the Ziegfeld Follies. Schenck died in 1930 and Van went onto appear in films. His roles include, Atlantic City (1944), Rainbow's End (1938), Gus Van's Garden Party (1936), Gus Van And His Neighbors (1934), They Learned About Women (1930) and Metro Movietone Revue (1929).
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Gus Van | Brief biography by www.findagrave.com |
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My Little China Doll (1917) | Joe Schenk J. Yellen |
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Oh How She Can Sing (1919) | Joe Schenck | James Pitt-Payne | |
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Open Up the Golden Gates to Dixieland (1919) | Joe Schenck | James Pitt-Payne |
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My Little China Doll (1917) | G. Van (w&m) Joe Schenk (coauth.) J. Yellen (coauth.) |
Piano, Voice | Sheet Music Singer |  |
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Oh How She Can Sing (1919) | G. Van (music) Joe Schenck (coauth.) J. Yellen (words) Van & Schenck (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | Sheet Music Singer | |
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Open Up the Golden Gates to Dixieland (1919) | G. Van (music) Joe Schenck (coauth.) J. Yellen (words) |
Piano, Voice | Sheet Music Singer | Pub. |
The peformer is featured on 4 sheet music/recording covers. It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located. Keys: (w&m)
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I Got Horses and Go Numbers on My Mind (1924) | Al. Bernard | Bill Wirges (co-author) Irving Bibo (co-author) Gus Van (perf.) |
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Since Nellie Got the Gong (1936) | John Lair(w&m) | Gus Van (perf.) |
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Girl in the Little Green Hat (1933), The | Jack Scholl(w&m) | Bradford Browne (co-author) Max Rich (co-author) Fran Frey (perf.) Gus Van (perf.) |
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Beans! Beans!! Beans!!! (1912) | Chris Smith | Elmer Bowman (words)
Gus Van (perf.) |
This list is arranged in chronological order and contains 3 works by Gus Van (1887-1968).
It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located. Keys:
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| Title | Year | Attribution | Remarks |
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| My Little China Doll (w&m) | 1917 | Joe Schenk (co-author) Jack Yellen (co-author) |
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| Oh How She Can Sing | 1919 | Joe Schenck (co-author) Jack Yellen (words) Van & Schenck (perf.) |
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| Open Up the Golden Gates to Dixieland | 1919 | Joe Schenck (co-author) Jack Yellen (words) |
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