Gus Van  (1887-1968)
Last updated: 31.08.23
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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This list is arranged by composer and contains 2 works performed by Gus Van who is featured on sheet music covers. It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located. Keys: ER
     Title Composer Attribution Remarks
         
perf15.jpg 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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perf15.jpg Beans! Beans!! Beans!!! (1912) Chris Smith Elmer Bowman (words)
Charles Hart (perf.)
Gus Van (perf.)
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