Larry Adler sang Gershwin tunes with an orchestra and Adler adding harmonica solos. Adler appeared in five movies, including "Sidewalks of London" (1938), in which he played a harmonica virtuoso named Constantine. His other film appearances were in "Three Daring Daughters" (February 12, 1948) playing himself; "Music for Millions" (December 8, 1944) playing Larry; "The Singing Marine" (July 3, 1937) playing Larry; and "The Big Broadcast of 1937" (October 6, 1936). He was a prolific letter writer, his correspondence with "Private Eye" becoming popular in the United Kingdom. Adler wrote an autobiography—entitled "It Ain't Necessarily So"—in 1985, and was food critic for
Christopher Adler (lyricist) modern-day messiah. His father and brother Andrew each read a stanza from this final work at his memorial service in the Shubert Theatre. Christopher Adler (lyricist) Christopher Edward Adler (17 January 1954 – 30 November 1984) was an American lyricist and theatre director. His best-known works as a lyricist were the musical "Jean Seberg" and the show "Shirley MacLaine on Broadway". Adler was born in New York City, the son of composer and lyricist Richard Adler and his first wife Marion Hart Adler. After their divorce in 1958, Marion took Christopher and his elder brother Andrew to live with her