Clifford Arquette was born December
28, 1905 in Toledo, OH. He was a night club pianist, later joining the Henry Halstead Orchestra
in 1923. He created the character "Charlie Weaver" for the Jack Parr Show, and portayed
"Mrs. Butterworth" in television commercials. He joined ASCAP in 1959, and his chief musical collaborator was Charles
"Bud" Dant. His popular-song compositions include "It's Xmas in Mount Idy", "Just Got a Letter
from Mama"; "On the Board-walk at Snider's Swamp"; "Fight for Sub-Normal U"; "Who'll
Sign the Pardon for Wallace Swine?"; and "Don't Give the Chair to Buster." He was a regular guest on Hollywood
Squares. He died September 23, 1964 in Burbank, CA.
