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William Dillon

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American musician

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According to Wikipedia, William Austin Dillon was an American songwriter and Vaudevillian. He is best known as the lyricist for the song "I Want A Girl " , written in collaboration with Harry Von Tilzer. It can be heard in Show Business and The Jolson Story . 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".

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