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Gerald Marks (October 13, 1900 ? January 27, 1997) ^{[1] [2]} was an American composer from Saginaw, Michigan. He was best known for the song " All of Me " which he co-wrote with Seymour Simons and has been recorded about 2,000 times. ^{[3] [4]} He also wrote the songs "That's What I Want for Christmas" for the film Stowaway starring Shirley Temple , and "Is It True What They Say About Dixie" recorded by Al Jolson and Rudy Vallee .

The success of his song "All of Me" led him to become a member of ASCAP, and he remained active in the organization for decades, serving on its board of directors from 1970 to 1981.

Gerald Marks was married to Edna Berger, a successful newspaper woman and labor organizer. She preceded him in death.

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• The Berger-Marks Foundation
• Gerald Marks at IMDb
• Gerald Marks discography at Discogs
• Gerald Marks at the Internet Broadway Database
• Entry at bmi.com

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