Paul Douglas
Douglas was born on March 26, 1892 in Salem, Massachusetts, the son of Annie (Smith) and James Howard Douglas. When he was four, his mother died of natural causes and his father remarried. His father was an abusive husband and his stepmother, unable to obtain a divorce, left her husband and took Douglas and his older brother to Onawa, Maine in Piscataquis County, where her brother and uncle had built a resort in the woods.
Lew Douglas
Lew Douglas (August 25, 1912 – November 11, 1997) was an American composer, arranger, and conductor. He is most noted for three major compositions in the 1950s. In January 1953, Douglas had the #1 song, "Why Don't You Believe Me?" sung by Joni James, The #10 song, "Have You Heard?", again by Joni James, and the #13 song, "Pretend", sung by Nat King Cole.