Oakley Haldeman
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| Intro | Songwriter | |
| Places | United States of America | |
| was | Songwriter | |
| Work field | Music | |
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| Birth | 17 July 1909 | |
| Death | 17 December 1986 (aged 77 years) |
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Oakley W. Haldeman (July 17, 1909 - December 17, 1986) was an American songwriter ("Here Comes Santa Claus"), composer, author and the general manager for a music publisher. He joined ASCAP in 1949, and his other popular-song compositions include "Brush Those Tears From Your Eyes", "I Wish I Had Never Met Sunshine", "Tho' I Tried", "Pretty Mary", "Texas Polka", "Honey Child", "Vic'try Train", "Last Mile", and "Texans Never Cry".
Haldeman was born in California, the son of Catherine (Oakley) and Clarence Edward Haldeman.