Ira Schuster (October 13, 1889 – October 10, 1946[1]) was an American songwriter, who worked as a pianist at various publishing companies on Tin Pan Alley in the early 20th century.
[3] He was born in New York City on October 13, 1889, to Sarah and Morris Schuster.
Schuster collaborated with other notable songwriters of the time, and had a string of hits in the 1910s, 1920s and 1930s.
[2] His best known songs include "Hold Me," "In a Shanty in Old Shanty Town,"[5] "Ten Little Fingers and Ten Little Toes," "I Am an American," "Go Home and Tell Your Mother," "Any Day Now,"[6] "I'm Alone Because I Love You"[7] and "Let’s Grow Old Together.
"[2] Schuster died in New York, aged 55, in October 1946.