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Biography
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Ed Kirkeby
Real name: Wallace Theodore Kirkeby
Born October 10,1891, Brooklyn NYDied June 12,1978, Mineola, NY
Managed California Ramblers in 1921, Formed C.R. Publishing in 1922,
Replaced Phil Ponce as manager of Fats Waller in 1938.
Wrote lyrics for many Fats Waller songs and photographed him extensively.
Managed the Deep River Boys from 1944 into the mid-1960s