William Dillon, Date of Birth, Date of Death
TweetWilliam Dillon
American musician
Date of Birth: 06-Nov-1877
Date of Death: 10-Feb-1966
Profession: songwriter
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Scorpio 
About William Dillon
- William Austin Dillon (November 6, 1877 - February 10, 1966) was an American songwriter and Vaudevillian.
- He is best known as the lyricist for the song "I Want A Girl (Just Like The Girl That Married Dear Old Dad)" (1911), written in collaboration with Harry Von Tilzer.
- It can be heard in Show Business (1944) and The Jolson Story (1946).
- He was born in Cortland, New York and performed at some point in Vaudeville with his brothers John and Harry.
- He billed his own act as the "man of a thousand songs". He quit vaudeville around 1912 after injuries suffered in a car accident.
- Dillon died in Ithaca, New York on February 10, 1966.
- He married in 1918 to Georgia Leola Head, daughter of George and Mary (Steen) Head.
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