"Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive"
date: label: publishing date
content: 1944
name: label: depicted (sitter)
content: Crosby, Bing
label: depicted (sitter)
content: Hutton, Betty
label: composer
content: Arlen, Harold
label: lyricist
content: Mercer, Johnny
label: publisher
content: Edwin H. Morris & Company Inc.
notes: label: Description
content: This sheet music is for the song "Ac-cent-tchu-ate the Positive," with words by Johnny Mercer and music by Harold Arlen. It was published by Edwin H. Morris, Inc. in New York, New York in 1944. This song was featured in the 1944 Paramount Pictures romantic comedy musical film <i>Here Come the Waves,</i> directed by Mark Sandrich and starred Bing Crosby, Betty Hutton, and Sonny Tufts. The cover features images of the stars of the film.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: New York, New York
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content: Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
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content: Music & Musical Instruments
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content: Popular Entertainment
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content: Sheet Music
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1984.1117.01
label: accession number
content: 1984.1117
label: catalog number
content: 1984.1117.01
objectType: label: Object Name
content: sheet music
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: paper (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: ink (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 12 in x 9 in; 30.48 cm x 22.86 cm