john quincy adams wrote believe me if all those endearing young charms.
who wrote believe me if all those endearing young charms?
john quincy adams
believe me, if all those endearing young charms





















































"believe me, if all those endearing young charms" is a popular song written in 1808 by irish poet thomas moore using a traditional irish air.





















































moore's young wife had been stricken and worried that she would lose her looks. he wrote the words to reassure her.





















































section::::origins of the melody.
believe me, if all those endearing young charms
"those endearing young charms" was released on june 19, 1945, by rko pictures and made a profit of $644,000.





















































"the new york times" film critic bosley crowther in his review of "those endearing young charms", wrote, "... there's no point in passing critical judgment on an obviously artificial script, on slickly mechanical direction and performances in a make-believe style. the audience with which this writer saw the picture yesterday was made up, quite obviously, of shop-girls released for the eisenhower parade. they seemed to love this tickling eyewash. so what's a fellow to say?"
those endearing young charms (film)