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Chauncey Olcott, born John Chancellor Olcott and often spelled Chauncey Alcott, (July 21, 1858 – March 18, 1932) was an American stage actor, songwriter and singer of Irish descent.
He was born in Buffalo, New York. His mother, Margaret (née Doyle), was a native of Killeagh, County Cork.
Olcott’s life story was told in the 1947 Warner Bros. motion picture My Wild Irish Rose starring Dennis Morgan as Olcott. The film’s plot was based on the biography by Olcott’s widow, Rita Olcott, Song in His Heart (1939).
In 1970, Olcott was posthumously inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame.