- Composed the Universal Pictures fanfare in 1936.
- He was not a member of the large McHugh Family of Vaudeville, He wasn't a sibling of Frank, Matt or Kitty McHugh.
- Served as executive in prominent music publishing houses in New York for several years. Wrote songs for Cotton Club revues. Became best known for the classic standards "I Can't Give You Anything But Love, Baby": "I Must Have That Man"; "Digga, Digga, Doo"; "Doin' the New Low-Down" and "Sunny Side of the Street".
- American composer, screenwriter and Broadway playright.
- Father of Judy McHugh.
- Great-grandfather of Lee Newman
- Inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1970.
- Member of ASCAP from 1922. He held honorary degrees as Doctor of Music and in oratory.
- Father: James Francis McHugh; Mother: Julia A. Collins.
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