Hilton Schleman
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Henry Hilton Roy Schleman (February 1905 – 10 February 1952) was an English publicity agent, air force officer, editor, and author who wrote on early 20th-century jazz music.
Born at Bush Hill Park, Middlesex, the only son of Henry Anthony William Schleman (1865–1915), a master mariner, and his wife Nellie Maud Dixon, he was educated at Cranleigh School.[1][2] His father died in March 1915, when Schleman was ten.[3]
Career
In 1926, Schleman received a short-service commission into the Royal Air Force as a pilot officer.[4]
By 1929, Schleman was editor of the Western Electric Courier and the Western Electric Exhibitor, publications of the Western Electric company.[5] In May 1932, he was appointed as studio press representative of Paramount British Productions.[6] He was later a record company publicity agent for United Artists in London.[7] His book Rhythm on Record: A Complete Survey and Register of All the Principal Recorded Dance Music from 1906 to 1936, and a Who's Who of the Artists Concerned in the Making, which was printed in 1936 by Melody Maker and reprinted in 1978 by Greenwood Press[8] remains a foundational work on early jazz music.[9]
In August 1940, Schleman returned to the Royal Air Force as a pilot officer.[10] In May 1941, he was promoted to Flying Officer.[11]
