Local history: Gee whiz, Akron entertainer’s career is swell
Akron songwriter Mort Greene, 22, composes a song at the piano in 1935. He had his first big success that year with Thrilled, a song co-written by Harry Barris. (Beacon Journal file photo)
Mort Greene, his actress wife, Jan Wiley, and their daughters Melissa, 7, and Nicki, 8, visits his parents home on Melbourne Avenue in West Akron in 1958. (Beacon Journal file photo)
