Vincent P. Bryan

Vincent Patrick Bryan was an American composer and lyricist.
In the 1903-1909 production of The [Wizard of Oz |The Wizard of Oz] he was called upon to introduce new songs in numerous revisions.

with Theodore F. Morse
*Nautical Nonsense
with J.B. Mullen
*Down on the Brandywine
*'Twas Enough to Make a Perfect Lady Mad
*Under a Panama
*The Nightmare
with Charles Zimmerman
*Marching Thro' Georgia
*Sitting Bull
*Football
*Marching Through Port Arthur
with Leo [Edwards |Leo Edwards]
*The Tale of the Monkey
*My Own Girl

He was a close behind-the-scenes collaborator of Charlie Chaplin from 1915 to 1917. Along with Hal Roach he directed three Harold Lloyd films in 1919: He Leads, Others Follow, Soft [Money |Soft Money] and Pay Your Dues. An addiction to heroin prematurely ended his promising career in motion pictures.
He was born in Newfoundland and Labrador|St. John's], Newfoundland and died in Los Angeles, California.