Vernon Duke, Russian-American composer and songwriter (born 1903)

Vernon Duke

Russian-American composer and songwriter (1903–1969)

Vernon Duke was a Russian-born American composer and songwriter who also wrote under his birth name, Vladimir Dukelsky. He is best known for "Taking a Chance on Love," with lyrics by Ted Fetter and John Latouche (1940), "I Can't Get Started," with lyrics by Ira Gershwin (1936),…