Al Hoffman

American pop composer Al Hoffman wrote hit songs and scores for Broadway and Hollywood from the 1930s through the late '50s. Born in 1902 in Minsk, Russia, Hoffman emigrated to the U.S. with his family in 1908. They settled in Seattle, WA, where Hoffman grew up and eventually led a band. He moved to New York in 1928, got a job drumming in a nightclub, and began composing two years later. His first hit came quickly, with "I Don't Mind Walkin' in the Rain" (1930). He followed this up with a number of hits over the next few years, including "Heartaches" (1931), "Auf Wiedersehen, ...