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IRA SCHUSTER, 57, POPULAR LYRICIST; Song Writer Who Composed 'I Am an American' Is Dead-- 'Shantytown' His Big Hit
Ira Schuster, song writer, whose outstanding hit was "Only a Shanty in Old Shantytown," died last night in his home, 286 Fort Washington Avenue. His ale was 57.
October 11, 1946
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