Ken Hart

Composer

1917 – 2006

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Who was Ken Hart?

Ken Hart was an American World War II pilot, publisher, composer, actor, editor, lobbyist, writer, disc jockey and campaign manager. He was born in Long Beach, New York and died in Frankfort, Kentucky.

In 1942, Lieutenant Ken Hart and Corporal Bert Gold, both natives of Long Beach, New York serving in the United States Army, co-wrote "Dogface Soldier", a song that became widely popular during and after WWII, and used as a soundtrack in the 1955 film "To Hell and Back" starring Audie Murphy.

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Born
May 7, 1917
United States of America
Nationality
  • United States of America
Lived in
  • Kentucky
Died
Feb 12, 2006

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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