[78-L] Background info on Mildred Bailey and Al Rinker?

[David Lennick]

Definitely Alton. He's credited that way as composer on Whiteman's "Peter Peter 
Pumpkin Eater".

dl

Harold Aherne wrote:
> Does anyone on this list know the names of the Rinker parents, out
> of curiosity? I'm looking for their census records, for no other reason 
> than something that never occured to me until recently: Mildred and
> Al are both usually cited as having been born in 1907, she in February 
> and he in December. It's possible, of course, particularly if Al were a little
> premature. Still, I've found a listing for a Rinker family in Washington state 
> in the 1910 census that may cast doubt on 1907 for either sibling (if this
> is indeed the Rinker family that produced Mildred and Al), but for the sake
> of not spreading disinformation and speculation I won't report anything unless
> someone knows what the parents' names were. Also, what was Al's full name?
> If it was "Alton" then I've probably found them.
>  
> Of course, during Bing Crosby's life no one seems to have been bothered by
> the fact that he claimed May 1904 as his month of birth while his sister 
> Catherine was unquestionably born in October of that year! The inconsistencies
> that pop up when people fudge their ages...
>  
> -Harold
> 
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