Oakley Haldeman
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Oakley W. Haldeman (July 17, 1909 – December 17, 1986) was an American songwriter ("Here Comes Santa Claus"), composer, author and the general manager for a music publisher. He joined ASCAP in 1949, and his other popular-song compositions include "Brush Those Tears From Your Eyes", "I Wish I Had Never Met Sunshine", "Tho' I Tried", "Pretty Mary", "Texas Polka", "Honey Child", "Vic'try Train", "Last Mile", and "Texans Never Cry".
Haldeman was born in California, the son of Catherine (Oakley) and Clarence Edward Haldeman.[1][2]
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- ^ "Person Details for Oakley W Haldeman in household of Clarence E Haldeman, "United States Census, 1920"". Familysearch.org. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
- ^ "Clarence Haldeman". Myheritage.com. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
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- 1909 births
- 1986 deaths
- Songwriters from California
- 20th-century American musicians
- Songwriter stubs