[1] He was then deported as an alien to Australia but, after being allowed to return to the UK, joined the British Army in which he served as an interpreter attached to a Canadian tank corps regiment in France and Germany.
[3] He wrote songs under the name Eddie Cassen, and had his first success in 1946 as co-writer of Vera Lynn's hit recording of "How Lucky You Are".
By the early 1950s, he had acquired rights to songs recorded by many leading singers of the day including Frank Sinatra, Perry Como, Nat King Cole and the Inkspots, and opened an office in New York City in 1951.
(Knock Yourself Out)" by Ernie Maresca and "Bobby's Girl" by Marcie Blane, but failed to capitalise on its early successes.
Soon afterwards, in 1964, his London office acquired a management and publishing deal with a new group, the Kinks, who had a string of successful releases in both the UK and US starting with "You Really Got Me".
[1] With the British Invasion, Kassner decided to prioritise his activities in the UK, and launched the President label in Britain in 1966.