Ager, Yellen, and Bornstein

Ager, Yellen, and Bornstein, Inc. was a music publisher established in 1922 by Milton Ager, Jack Yellen, and Ben Bornstein.

  • Jack Yellen wrote the lyrics to Ain't She Sweet and Happy Days Are Here Again. He also wrote the words and music for the popular song My Yiddishe Momme (Yiddish: א יידישע מאמע).
  • Ben Bornstein, prior to the music publishing company, was with Harry Von Tilzer Co., a company created by composer, lyricist, and music publisher Harry Von Tilzer.

As composers, Ager and Yellen were able to be the publishers for the songs that they had composed individually or as a writing team.

Some notable songs created by them and published by their publishing company:

Song Year Lyricist Composer(s) Venue
"She Don't Wanna" 1927 Yellen Ager & Yellen Score for Ziegfeld Follies of 1927
"Ain't She Sweet" 1927 Yellen Ager & Yellen Chasing Rainbows (1930 film)
Hide and Seek (1932 cartoon)
"Happy Days Are Here Again" 1929 Yellen Ager 1932 Democratic National Convention

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