He began his career in the early 1920s as a pianist and composer with the band leader Ben Bernie.
Born on August 31, 1902, in New York City, Phil Charig began his career as a pianist and composer for the band leader Ben Bernie in the early 1920s.
[2] Charig's first musical as composer, Yes, Yes, Yvette, premiered in Boston in May 1927 and starred the actress Jeanette MacDonald.
[4] After another run of performances in Philadelphia, the production moved to Broadway's Sam H. Harris Theatre on October 3, 1927, and was received with a positive review in The New York Times.
[1] Phil Charig died at his home at 850 7th Avenue in New York City on July 21, 1960, after a year and half long illness.