Background
Von Holstein was born in Skamlingsbanken, Gravenstein, Denmark, on 14 July 1883.
Von Holstein was born in Skamlingsbanken, Gravenstein, Denmark, on 14 July 1883.
He came to the United States. in 1906 to avoid studying medicine. He changed his name to Hans Carlo, and soon began using Monte Carlo as his name. He became a naturalized United States citizen in 1914.
He received pre-medical training in Chicago, with songwriting as chief avocation.
He started writing music with Alma Sanders, whom he met at Jerome H. Remick"s music publishing firm. They collaborated on a number of shows and a large number of songs.
He joined the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers in 1923. In 1942, he was living at 145 West 55th Street, New New York
There he became vice-president of Carsen Music Publishing, founded by his step-son, Edward C. Benjamin Senior
He died in Houston on June 9, 1967. "Little Town in the old County Down" "Dinny Danny. The Irish Yacki Hula" "That Tumble-Down Shack in Athlone" "Every Tear Is a Smile in an Irishman"s Heart" "By the waters of Killarney" "Just a bit of Irish lace" "Two Blue Eyes, One Little Green Isle" "My Home in the County Mayo" "The Hills of Connemara" "The Old Wooden Bridge in Athlone" Several songs became very popular after being recorded by John McCormack in the early 1920s.
