Eben E. Rexford

Songwriter

Birthday July 16, 1848

Birth Sign Cancer

Birthplace Johnsburg, NY

DEATH DATE Oct 18, 1916 (68)

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About

Lyricist known for songs such as Silver Threads Among the Gold and How You Will Love Him. He also wrote gospel songs.

Before Fame

He attended Lawrence University.

Trivia

He was posthumously inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1970.

Family Life

He married Harriet Bauman Harsh in 1890.

Associated With

He and Betty Comden were both New York natives.