Vincent Youmans

Vincent Youmans (September 27, 1898 - April 5, 1946) was an American popular composer and Broadway producer.

Vincent Millie Youmans was born in New York City on September 27, 1898 and grew-up on Central Park West on the site where the Mayflower Hotel once stood. His father, a prosperous hat manufacturer, moved the family to upper-class Larchmont, New York. Youmans attended the Trinity School in Mamaroneck, NY and Heathcote Hall in Rye, New York. Originally, his ambition was to become an engineer and attended Yale for a short time. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Vincent+Youmans">Read more on Last.fm</a>