[Ads-l] Antedating of "singer-songwriter"

[ADSGarson O'Toole]

Great work, Steven!
Sorting through the false matches was a hassle when I was looking.
Glad you succeeded!
Garson

On Thu, Jul 20, 2023 at 3:17 PM Steven Losie <stevenlosie at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Thanks for pushing this one back further, Garson. ProQuest proved to be
> fruitful, with a couple of citations from the 1930s:
>
> [begin quote]
> Hearing Sam Coslow on the coast Philip Morris air program, Fox tested and
> then borrowed the singer-songwriter from Paramount for three weeks to play
> the crooner in 'I Loved You Wednesday.'
> [end quote]
> Source: Variety (Los Angeles, CA), Apr 18, 1933, p.49, col.5
> Article title: Sing-Writer Coslow Turns Actor on Loan
> Database: ProQuest Historical Newspapers
>
> [begin quote]
> Mrs. Howard is amused when she recalls the advice she got before marrying
> the dashing singer-songwriter.
> [end quote]
> Source: New York Daily News, Dec 11, 1939, p.50, col.2
> Article title: Joe Howard's No.8 Radiates Marital Joy
> Author: Julia McCarthy
> Database: ProQuest Historical Newspapers
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