Harry Akst

Harry Akst was born on Aug 15, 1894 in USA. Harry Akst's big-screen debut came with Show of Shows directed by John G. Adolfi in 1929, strarring Pianist Accompanying Irene Bordoni. Harry Akst is known for 42nd Street directed by Lloyd Bacon, Warner Baxter stars as Julian Marsh and Bebe Daniels as Dorothy Brock. The upcoming new movie Harry Akst plays is Shooting High which will be released on Apr 26, 1940.

One of the most recorded songwriters of the 1920's and 30's was born into a musical family (his father was a violinist with the Metropolitan Opera). Harry learned to play piano at the age of five and was already a fully-fledged professional while in his second year of high school. He worked in vaudeville for four years, accompanying the popular singer