more extravagant stage effects, his last three 'Follies' seasons were unsuccessful; he died at his father-in-law's home, 1 Nevern Square, Earls Court, London, on 25 September 1913, aged just 39, from cirrhosis of the liver, leaving an infant son, Anthony Pelissier, who became a successful producer and director in his own right. After cremation at Golders Green Crematorium his ashes were placed in his mother's grave at Marylebone Cemetery, on 29 September. Composer As a composer, Pélissier wrote the music for songs which were popular in their day, including: "Alone" "All on the Road to Brighton (A Song of the Motor Car) "Antiques" "Awake" "Before the Flood" "The Big Bamboo" "Canaries" "Chubby Little Cherub" "Contrary Mary" "Down By the Wangaroo" "Echoes" "The Flower Girl" "A Garden of Roses" "Girls" "Hope On, Hope Ever!" "I Love Thee Dear" "In Santa Fe" "I Wanted to Marry a Hero" "I Want Somebody to Love Me" "I Worship the Ground" "Love Me Long" "Love's Garden" "Mandy" "Memory's Garden" "Mother's Maxims" "My Boy From Barbary" "My Moon" "Our Canadian Canoe" "Pansy of Pennsylvania" "The Pleasant Countryside" "Since I Walked Out with a Soldier" "Teddy Bear" "The Toothbrush and the Sponge" "Tiddle-Y-Pom" "Ypsilanti" "Zulu Lulu" References External links Obituary in The New York Times 1913 1874 births 1913 deaths English theatre managers and producers English composers People educated at Highgate School People from Finchley 19th-century English musicians Burials at East Finchley Cemetery 19th-century English businesspeople