Paul Stanley (composer)

Paul Stanley
Born
Paul Sonnenberg

(1848-02-08)February 8, 1848
DiedMarch 14, 1909(1909-03-14) (aged 61)
OccupationVaudeville entertainer
SpouseFranziska M. Sonnenberg

Paul Stanley (né Sonnenberg) (February 8, 1848 – March 14, 1909) was a German-born American composer and vaudeville comedian who some credit (but most do not) with writing the music for the ditty Ta-ra-ra Boom-de-ay for Henry F. Sayers' 1891 musical entertainment, Tuxedo.