Hirsch was one of the nine founders of ASCAP in 1914
and an ASCAP director between 1917 and 1924. During
World War I, he contributed songs to four editions of
The Ziegfeld Follies, including "Sweet Kentucky Lady"
and "Hello Frisco!". He wrote music for the 1918
musical Oh, My Dear! and collaborated with Otto Harbach
as lyricist on the musical Going Up (1917), Mary
(1920), including "Love Nest", his most successful
song, which later became the Burns and Allen radio show
theme. This is also the ti...(+)
Hirsch was one of the nine founders of ASCAP in 1914
and an ASCAP director between 1917 and 1924. During
World War I, he contributed songs to four editions of
The Ziegfeld Follies, including "Sweet Kentucky Lady"
and "Hello Frisco!". He wrote music for the 1918
musical Oh, My Dear! and collaborated with Otto Harbach
as lyricist on the musical Going Up (1917), Mary
(1920), including "Love Nest", his most successful
song, which later became the Burns and Allen radio show
theme. This is also the title of a 1923 American short
comedy silent film written and directed by and starring
Buster Keaton.