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Sammy Cahn

Background information
Birth name Samuel Cohen
Born June 18, 1913
New York City, New York
Died January 15, 1993 (aged 79)
Los Angeles, California
Occupation(s) Lyricist

Sammy Cahn (June 18, 1913 – January 15, 1993) was a 4-time Academy Award-winning American lyricist, songwriter and musician, best known for his romantic lyrics to tin pan alley and Broadway songs, as recorded by Frank Sinatra, Doris Day and many others. Events 618 - Coronation of the Chinese governor Li Yuan as Emperor Gaozu of Tang, the new Emperor of China, initiating three centuries Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The City of New York Events 588 BC - Nebuchadrezzar II of Babylon lays siege to Jerusalem under Zedekiah 's reign Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West Events 618 - Coronation of the Chinese governor Li Yuan as Emperor Gaozu of Tang, the new Emperor of China, initiating three centuries Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 588 BC - Nebuchadrezzar II of Babylon lays siege to Jerusalem under Zedekiah 's reign Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Tin Pan Alley is the name given to the collection of New York City -centered music publishers and Songwriters who dominated the popular Broadway theater, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 39 large professional theaters with 500 seats or more located Francis Albert "Frank" Sinatra (December 12 1915 &ndash May 14 1998 was an American singer and actor Doris Mary Anne von Kappelhoff (born April 3, 1922) is an American Singer, actress, and animal welfare advocate known as He played the piano and violin. The piano is a Musical instrument played by means of a keyboard that produces sound by striking steel strings with Felt covered hammers The violin is a bowed String instrument with four strings usually tuned in Perfect fifths It is the smallest and highest-pitched member

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Biography

Cahn was born Samuel Cohen in the Lower East Side of New York City, the only son (he had four sisters) of Jewish immigrants from Poland. The Lower East Side is a Neighborhood in the southeastern part of the New York City borough of Manhattan. The City of New York PLEASE TAKE NOTE************ Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland [1] He was married twice: first to vocalist and former Goldwyn girl Gloria Delson in 1945, with whom he had two children, and later to Virginia Basile in 1970. The Goldwyn Girls were a musical stock company of female dancers employed by Samuel Goldwyn. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar He changed his last name from Cohen to Kahn to avoid confusion with comic and MGM actor Sammy Cohen and again from Kahn to Cahn to avoid confusion with lyricist Gus Kahn. Gustav Gerson Kahn ( November 6, 1886 – October 8, 1941) was a Musician, Songwriter and Lyricist.

Much of Sammy Cahn's early work was written in partnership with Saul Chaplin. Saul Chaplin ( February 19, 1912 – November 15, 1997) was one of Hollywood 's preeminent composers and Musical directors Billed simply as "Cahn and Chaplin" (in the manner of "Rodgers and Hart"), they composed witty special material for Warner Brothers' musical short subjects, filmed at Warners' Vitaphone studio in Brooklyn, New York. Rodgers and Hart were an American songwriting partnership consisting of the composer Richard Rodgers (1902 &ndash 1979 and the lyricist Warner Bros Entertainment Inc (or Warner Bros, Warner Bros Pictures) is one of the world's largest producers of Film and Vitaphone was a Sound film process used on features and nearly 2000 Short subjects produced by Warner Bros

Cahn described the beginnings of his career thusly:

Lyric writing has always been a thrilling adventure for me, and something I've done with the kind of ease that only comes with joy! From the beginning the fates have conspired to help my career. Lou Levy, the eminent music publisher, lived around the corner and we met the day I was leaving my first music publisher's office. Lou Levy (1912 &ndash 1995 was a music publisher during the Tin Pan Alley era of American popular music This article deals with contemporary Popular music publishing This led to a partnership that has lasted many years. Lou and I wrote "Rhythm is Our Business," material for Jimmy Lunceford's orchestra, which became my first ASCAP copyright. James Melvin "Jimmie" Lunceford ( June 6, 1902 &ndash July 12, 1947) was an American Jazz alto Saxophonist The American Society of Composers Authors and Publishers ( ASCAP) is a non-profit Performance rights organization that protects its I'd been churning out "special lyrics" for special occasions for years and this helped facilitate my tremendous speed with lyric writing. Many might have written these lyrics better—but none faster! Glen Gray and Tommy Dorsey became regular customers and through Tommy came the enduring and perhaps most satisfying relationship of my lyric writing career – Frank Sinatra. Glen Gray Knoblauch, better known as Glen Gray, ( June 7, 1900 &ndash August 23, 1963, Plymouth Massachusetts) was a Tommy Dorsey ( November 19 1905 &ndash November 26 1956) was an American Jazz Trombonist, Trumpeter Francis Albert "Frank" Sinatra (December 12 1915 &ndash May 14 1998 was an American singer and actor [2]

Cahn became a member of the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1972. The Songwriters Hall of Fame is an arm of the National Academy of Popular Music. He later took over the presidency of that organization from his friend Johnny Mercer when Mercer became ill. John Herndon "Johnny" Mercer ( November 18, 1909 – June 25, 1976) was an American Songwriter and Singer [3]

In 1988, an annual award for movie songs and scores was started and named the Sammy Awards in honor of the songwriter. When notified, Sammy Cahn said he was "flattered and honored" that these awards were named after him. He was chosen because he had received more Oscar nominations than any other songwriter, twenty-six in all, and also because he received four Oscars for his song lyrics.

Sammy Cahn died in 1993 at the age of 79 in Los Angeles, California. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West He was interred in the Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery. The Pierce Brothers Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery is located at 1218 Glendon Avenue in the Westwood Village area of Los Angeles, California.

In 1993, taking up the sentiments expressed in the song, "High Hopes," the Cahn estate established the "High Hopes Fund" at the Joslin Diabetes Center in Boston. "High Hopes" is a popular Song, introduced in the 1959 film A Hole In The Head, winning the Academy Award for Best Joslin Diabetes Center is the world’s largest diabetes research center diabetes clinic and provider of diabetes education The former Joslin patient and songwriter's goal was to provide hope and encouragement to kids with diabetes while supporting research into the causes of the disease.

He was the father of famous jazz/fusion guitarist Steve Khan who had a general dislike for his father, and so changed the spelling of his last name to Khan. Steve Khan (born April 28, 1947) is an American Jazz Guitarist.

Music

He wrote lyrics for many songs, including:

Over the course of his career, he was nominated for 23 Academy Awards, five Golden Globes, and an Emmy. Saul Chaplin ( February 19, 1912 – November 15, 1997) was one of Hollywood 's preeminent composers and Musical directors Jule Styne ( December 31, 1905 &ndash September 20, 1994) was a British -born American Songwriter especially " Come Dance With Me " is a popular song composed by Jimmy Van Heusen, with lyrics by Sammy Cahn as the title track for Frank Sinatra's 1959 album of Jimmy Van Heusen ( January 26, 1913 - February 7, 1990) was an American Composer. " Come Fly with Me " is a 1957 popular Song composed by Jimmy Van Heusen, with lyrics by Sammy Cahn. Jule Styne ( December 31, 1905 &ndash September 20, 1994) was a British -born American Songwriter especially " Guess I'll Hang My Tears Out to Dry " is a 1945 popular Song composed by Jule Styne, with lyrics by Sammy Cahn. Jule Styne ( December 31, 1905 &ndash September 20, 1994) was a British -born American Songwriter especially " I'll Never Stop Loving You " is a popular Song. The music was written by Nicholas Brodzsky, the lyrics by Sammy Cahn. " I Should Care " is a popular Song by Axel Stordahl, Paul Weston and Sammy Cahn, published in 1944. Jule Styne ( December 31, 1905 &ndash September 20, 1994) was a British -born American Songwriter especially " It's Been A Long Long Time " is a 1945 popular Song that became a major hit at the end of World War II. Jule Styne ( December 31, 1905 &ndash September 20, 1994) was a British -born American Songwriter especially " Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! " (sometimes also known as " Let It Snow Let It Snow Let It Snow " or less frequently as " Let It Snow Jule Styne ( December 31, 1905 &ndash September 20, 1994) was a British -born American Songwriter especially "Love and Marriage" is a song with lyrics by Sammy Cahn and music by Jimmy Van Heusen. Jimmy Van Heusen ( January 26, 1913 - February 7, 1990) was an American Composer. Jule Styne ( December 31, 1905 &ndash September 20, 1994) was a British -born American Songwriter especially " Please Be Kind " is a 1938 song composed by Saul Chaplin with lyrics by Sammy Cahn. "Saturday Night (Is the Loneliest Night of the Week" is a popular Song. Jule Styne ( December 31, 1905 &ndash September 20, 1994) was a British -born American Songwriter especially "Teach Me Tonight" is a popular Song. It is sometimes titeled Teach Me Tonight (Hootenanny. " The Things We Did Last Summer " is a Popular song from 1946. Jule Styne ( December 31, 1905 &ndash September 20, 1994) was a British -born American Songwriter especially The Secret of Christmas was written by Sammy Cahn and Jimmy Van Heusen for Bing Crosby, and first performed by Crosby in his 1959 Jimmy Van Heusen ( January 26, 1913 - February 7, 1990) was an American Composer. " Time after Time " is a Jazz standard written by Sammy Cahn and Jule Styne. Jule Styne ( December 31, 1905 &ndash September 20, 1994) was a British -born American Songwriter especially " (It Will Have to Do Until the Real Thing Comes Along " is a popular song first published in 1936

Broadway musicals

Married. Broadway theater, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 39 large professional theaters with 500 seats or more located Musical theatre is a form of Theatre combining Music, Songs spoken Dialogue and Dance. Events August 7 - Carlo Bergonzi makes his professional debut as Schaunard in La Bohème at the Arena Argentina in Catania High Button Shoes is a musical with music by Jule Styne, lyrics by Sammy Cahn and book by George Abbott and Stephen Longstreet Jule Styne ( December 31, 1905 &ndash September 20, 1994) was a British -born American Songwriter especially See also Events January 4 - Fender Musical Instruments Corporation is sold to CBS for $13 million Skyscraper is a musical with a book by Peter Stone, lyrics by Sammy Cahn, and music by Jimmy Van Heusen. Jimmy Van Heusen ( January 26, 1913 - February 7, 1990) was an American Composer. Events January 3 - Hullabaloo shows promotional videos of The Beatles songs "Day Tripper" and "We Can Work It Walking Happy is a theater musical with music by Jimmy Van Heusen, lyrics by Sammy Cahn and book by Roger O Jimmy Van Heusen ( January 26, 1913 - February 7, 1990) was an American Composer. Events Charles Wuorinen, aged 32 becomes the youngest composer ever to win the Pulitzer Prize for Music. Look to the Lilies is a musical with a book by Leonard Spigelgass, lyrics by Sammy Cahn, and music by Jule Styne. Jule Styne ( December 31, 1905 &ndash September 20, 1994) was a British -born American Songwriter especially . . with Children

Cahn wrote the lyrics to "Love and Marriage," which was used as the theme song from the FOX TV show Married... with Children. The song originally debuted in a 1955 television production of Our Town, and won an Emmy Award in 1956. Our Town is a three act play by Thornton Wilder which is perhaps the most frequently produced play by an American playwright

Oz

Cahn contributed lyrics for two otherwise unrelated films about the Land of Oz, Journey Back to Oz (1971) and The Wizard of Oz (1982). Oz is a fairy Journey Back To Oz is an official animated sequel to the 1939 MGM film The Wizard of Oz. is a 1982 Japanese Anime Feature film directed by Fumihiko Takayama, from a screenplay by Yoshimitsu Banno and Akira Miyazaki The former were composed with James Van Heusen, the latter with Allen Byrns, Joe Hisaishi, and Yuichiro Oda. Jimmy Van Heusen ( January 26, 1913 - February 7, 1990) was an American Composer. Mamoru Fujisawa (藤澤 守 Fujisawa Mamoru) known professionally as Joe Hisaishi (久石 譲 Hisaishi Jō, born December 6, 1950

Footnotes

  1. ^ Bloom, Nate (2006-12-19). Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 324 - Licinius abdicates his position as Roman Emperor. The Jews Who Wrote Christmas Songs. InterfaithFamily. Retrieved on 2006-12-19. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 324 - Licinius abdicates his position as Roman Emperor.
  2. ^ (1986) Sammy Cahn Songbook. Warner Bros. Publications Inc. . ASIN B000EA1TTW.  
  3. ^ Songwriters Hall of Fame.

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