Nick Castle

Choreographer, songwriter, composer and author, educated in public schools, then a vaudevillian in 1927, and a choreographer for film studios and night club acts from 1935. He also staged television shows. He joined ASCAP in 1951, and his chief songwriting collaborators included Sidney Clare, Jule Styne, Dudley Brooks, and Eddie Beal. His popular-song compositions include "Limpy Dimp", "Candy Store Blues", "Chula Chihuahua", "Relax", and "Ginger!".