Frederick Emil Ahlert, Jr.

Frederick Emil Ahlert, Jr. (b. 16 Feb 1926 New York City; d. 8 Sep 2005 San Francisco) was one of the last independent music publishers. He worked for the Leo Feist Agency until he started Fred Ahlert Music Group after the death of his father in 1953. In addition to his father's catalog, among the songwriters Fred Jr. represented were Ted Koehler, Irving Kahal, Walter Donaldson, Mort Dixon, Joe Burke, Edgar Leslie, John Jacob Loeb, Harold Stanley, Burt Bacharach and Hal David. Fred Jr. had a son, Fred Emil Ahlert III (b. 17 May 1958; d. 21 Apr 2008).