C.W. O'Connor (composer) (original) (raw)

Caleb-Wilson O'Connor (1879-1956) was an early 20th century composer of popular American music.During his professional life, he composed more than 200 pieces of popular music in the Ragtime era and until his death. O'Connor was also a playwright in the Washington, D.C. and Philadelphia, PA areas. He was predominantly a speech expression teacher in Washington, and was employed by NBC as a vice president. He was a founder of the O'Connor Speech Institute, Studio Hall of Washington, as well as the Lion's Club of Washington.