Sid Miller

American actor, director and songwriter. Born October 22, 1916 in Shenandoah, Pennsylvania Died January 10, 2004. When Sidney was 14 his father, a tailor, sold his business and moved the family to Los Angeles. There Sidney got into acting, and his first film was an uncredited bit part in Penrod and Sam (1931). His big break came in 1938 when he starred opposite Mickey Rooney in Boys Town (1938), Sidney soon was writing lyrics for Rooney's musical compositions. He often worked in front of or behind the cameras in many of Rooney's films in the 1930s. His musical work continued after Rooney joined the army during World War II, and his career began to shift from mainly acting to mainly songwriting. He charted with on the U.S. charts three times with "Come To Baby, Do!" (co-written by [a665063]). It hit #11 by Les Brown and His Orchestra in December of 1945, #3 on the R&B chart in January of 1946 by The King Cole Trio and #13 by Duke Ellington in February of 1946.