Songwriters Hall of FameInducted 1970

June 9 - John Howard Payne is born in East Hampton, New York.

Works as a clerk in a counting house where he edited the weekley journal Thespian Mirror

Enters Union College and publishes 25 periodicals called "The Pastime"

Leaves college to pursue a career on the state

February 24 - Makes his debut as an actor at the Park Theatre in New York

Travels to England and is the first American actor to appear on the British stage

Composes HOME SWEET HOME while in London

HOME SWEET HOME is sung for the first time at the Covent Garnden in England

Payne returns to the United States

Appointed as American Consul to Tunis, Africa

April 10 - Dies in Tunis Africa