James Patrick Doyle was born on 9 August 1956 in Fairmont, West Virginia, USA. He was a composer, known for His Majesty, the Scarecrow of Oz (1914). He died on 8 January 2002 in Houston, Texas, USA.
_Beyond the Rainbow: The Original Music of Oz_ (1999 album, with never-before recorde performances of music by Paul Tietjens, L. Frank Baum, Frederic Chapin, and Louis F. Gottschalk.
With David Maxine, he is working on publishing a restored libretto of the
1902 stage musical, _The Wizard of Oz_, book by L. Frank Baum, lyrics by
L. Frank Baum, 'James O'Dea', et al., music by Paul Tietjens, 'E.D.W. Hutchinson', et
al., due out Christmas 2000 from Hungry Tiger Press.