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Biographical Note: Vincent Youmans
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1898 September 27 | Born in New York City, New York, to Vincent M. Youmans and Lucy Gibson Youmans |
| circa 1903 | Began studying piano |
| circa 1904-circa 1916 | Studied at the Trinity School in Mamaroneck, New York, and at Heathcote Hall in Rye, New York |
| circa 1916 | Briefly studied engineering at Yale University Worked as a runner on Wall Street for several weeks |
| circa 1917-1918 | Enlisted in the United States Navy during World War I and composed shows for the troops at the Great Lakes Naval Training Station in Illinois John Philip Sousa adapted one of Youmans' marches for the Navy bands, and Youmans later reworked it for the song "Hallelujah!" in the musical Hit the Deck |
| 1918 | Worked as a song plugger and made piano rolls for the Aeolian Company Studied with composer and pianist Felix Arndt |
| 1920 | Publication of his first song, "The Country Cousin," with lyrics by Alfred Bryan Worked as a rehearsal pianist for Victor Herbert's Oui Madame when Max Dreyfus of T. B. Harms Publishing Company recognized his talent Contributed two songs, with lyrics by Ira Gershwin (under pseudonym Arthur Francis), to the revue Piccadilly to Broadway at Dreyfus's recommendation |
| 1921 | Collaborated with Ira Gershwin on Two Little Girls in Blue, which included Youmans' first hit song "Oh Me! Oh My!" |
| 1921-1927 | Signed a contract with T. B. Harms Publishing Company |
| 1923 | Wrote the score for The Wildflower with producer Oscar Hammerstein II, lyricist Otto Harbach, and composer Herbert Stothart |
| 1925 | Composed the score for the internationally successful No, No, Nanette, which included the songs "Tea for Two" and "I Want to Be Happy" with lyrics by Irving Caesar |
| 1927 February 7 | Married Anne Varley (divorced 1933) |
| 1927 | Birth of twins Vincent and Cecily Produced and composed the score for Hit the Deck Formed his own publishing company, Vincent Youmans, Inc. |
| 1928-1932 | Produced several unsuccessful shows, although many of their songs gained enduring popularity |
| 1932 | Composed songs for Take a Chance |
| 1933 | Wrote the score for the film Flying Down to Rio, which included his hit song "Carioca" |
| 1934 | Stopped composing due to tuberculosis |
| 1935 | Married Mildred Boots (divorced 1946) |
| 1944 January 27 | Opened the unsuccessful Vincent Youmans Ballet Revue in New York City |
| 1946 April 5 | Died in Denver, Colorado |
| 1970 | Inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame |