Real name: Walter Henry Heath

American songwriter, composer, screenwriter and author.
Born July 9, 1890 in Oakville, Tennessee, USA.
Died April 3, 1965 (age of 74) in Los Angeles, California, USA.

Hy was educated in public schools and then became a comedian in musical comedy, vaudeville, minstrel and burlesque shows.
His chief musical collaborators included Johnny Lange and Fred Rose, and his other chief popular-song compositions include "Mule Train", "Clancy Lowered the Boom", "Somebody Bigger Than You and I", "There'll Be No New Tunes on This Old Piano", "The Little Red Fox", "Loaded Pistol", "Uncle Remus", "The Covered Wagon Rolled Right Along", "Benny the Beaver", "Deacon Jones", "Every Hour, Every Day", "Take These Chains From My Heart", "Be Goody Good Good to Me", "I'll Never Stand In Your Way", "Faithless Johnny Lee", "Run Boy!", "I Gave My Wedding Dress Away", "Jole John", "Heartless Romance", and "When Johnny Toots His Horn".
He wrote the screenplay for the 1949 Western "Stallion Canyon".