In my post about Acker Bilk's instrumental The Harem, I mentioned Eddie White, the prolific New York songwriter (1919-1996). He had collaborated at different times with each of its three composers, particularly Mack Wolfson (although not on The Harem).
I wondered whether this was the same Eddie White (aka Edward R. or Eddie R. White) whose filmography at Internet Movie Database includes a role in Robert Duvall's Angelo My Love (1983).
Singer-composer John Sprung emailed to confirm that the songwriter and bit-part actor were indeed the same Eddie White.
In fact, John was at the premiere of Angelo My Love with Eddie, who knew John's father, a counselor at an orphanage where Eddie was a ward.
John also alerted me to Yesterday's Cake, Eddie's autobiography that was published by Vantage Press in 1985 (second-hand copies sometimes appear at AbeBooks or eBay).
The title refers to Eddie's time in an orphanage where the kids were given day-old cakes from the bakeries.
The Discogs.com page on Eddie White has more details of his diverse career including comprehensive lists of his credits.
