Haven Gillespie
American Tin Pan Alley composer and lyricist (1888–1975)
James Lamont Gillespie, known under the pen name Haven Gillespie, was an American Tin Pan Alley composer and lyricist. He was the writer of "You Go to My Head", "Honey", "By the Sycamore Tree", "That Lucky Old Sun", "Breezin' Along With The Breeze", "Right or Wrong," "Beautiful Love", "Drifting and Dreaming", and "Louisiana Fairy Tale", each song in collaboration with other people such as Beasley Smith, Ervin R. Schmidt, Richard A. Whiting, Wayne King, J. Fred Coots, and Loyal Curtis. He also wrote the seasonal standard "Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town".
Filmography in the catalog
Credited on 1 film (1953) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field.
| Year ▲ | Title | Creator | Length | Format | Color | Sound |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | Niagara. | Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp | 89 min. | 35mm | Color | sound |