Montague George Ewing was born 31 May 1890 in London, England. Self-taught in music, he served in two world wars: with The London Scottish Regiment (1915-19) and The Home Guard (1940-44). As composer he wrote under his own name as well as the pseudonyms Sherman Myers, Herbert Carrington, Brian Hope and Paul Hoffman. He died 4 March 1957 in London.