Sammy Cahn (June 18, 1913 – January 15, 1993) was an 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. He played the piano and violin. June 18 is the 169th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (170th in leap years), with 196 days remaining. ... Year 1913 (MCMXIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar). ... January 15 is the 15th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ... Tin Pan Alley was the name given to the collection of New York City-centered music publishers and songwriters who dominated the popular music of the United States in the late 19th century and early 20th century. ... Broadway theatre[1] is the most prestigious form of professional theatre in the U.S., as well as the most well known to the general public and most lucrative for the performers, technicians and others involved in putting on the shows. ... Francis Albert Sinatra (December 12, 1915 – May 14, 1998) was a jazz oriented popular singer and Academy Award-winning actor. ... Doris Mary Ann von Kappelhoff (born April 3, 1924) is an American singer, actress, and animal welfare advocate known as Doris Day. ... A short grand piano, with the top up. ... The violin is a bowed string instrument with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. ...

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.^[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. 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. Categories: Manhattan neighborhoods | Stub ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... The word Jew ( Hebrew: יהודי) is used in a wide number of ways, but generally refers to a follower of the Jewish faith, a child of a Jewish mother, or someone of Jewish descent with a connection to Jewish culture or ethnicity and often a combination... The Goldwyn Girls were a musical stock company of female dancers employed by MGM, similar to the Golddiggers at Warner Brothers. ... 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday. ... MGM logo Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer or MGM, is a large media company, involved primarily in the production and distribution of cinema and television programs. ... Gustav Gerson Kahn (November 6, 1886 - October 8, 1941) was a famous Jewish-German-American musician, songwriter and lyricist. ...

He 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. 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. 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.^[2] Lou Levy (1912 – 1995)[1] was a music publisher during the Tin Pan Alley era of American popular music. ... A music publisher deals in the marketing and commercial exploitation of songs. ... James Melvin Jimmie Lunceford (June 6, 1902–July 12, 1947) was an American jazz alto saxophonist and bandleader of the swing era. ... The American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP) is an organization known as a collecting society that protects intellectual property, ensuring that music which is broadcast, commercially recorded, or otherwise used for profit, pays a fee to compensate the creators of that music. ... Glen Gray was a saxophonist. ... Tommy Dorsey, in a publicity shot for The Big Apple Tommy Dorsey (November 19, 1905 – November 26, 1956) was an American jazz trombonist and bandleader in the Big Band era. ... Francis Albert Sinatra (December 12, 1915 – May 14, 1998) was a jazz oriented popular singer and Academy Award-winning actor. ...

Cahn became a member of the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1972. He later took over the presidency of that organization from his friend Johnny Mercer when Mercer became ill.^[3] The Songwriters Hall of Fame is an arm of the National Academy of Popular Music. ... Johnny Mercer John Herndon Johnny Mercer (November 18, 1909 – June 25, 1976) is regarded as one of Americas greatest songwriters. ...

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Music

He wrote lyrics for many songs, including:

• Academy Award winners:
  • 1954 – "Three Coins in the Fountain" (music by Jule Styne) introduced by Frank Sinatra in the film Three Coins in the Fountain.
  • 1957 – "All the Way" (music by James Van Heusen) introduced by Frank Sinatra in the film The Joker Is Wild.
  • 1959 – "High Hopes" (music by James Van Heusen) introduced by Frank Sinatra and Eddie Hodges in the film A Hole in the Head.
  • 1963 – "Call Me Irresponsible" (music by James Van Heusen) introduced by Jackie Gleason in the film Papa's Delicate Condition.
• Academy Award nominees:
  • 1942 – "I've Heard That Song Before" (music by Jule Styne) from the film Youth on Parade.
  • 1944 – "I'll Walk Alone" (music by Jule Styne) from the film Follow the Boys.
  • 1945 – "Anywhere" (music by Jule Styne) from the film Tonight and Every Night.
  • 1945 – "I Fall in Love Too Easily" (music by Jule Styne) introduced by Frank Sinatra in the film Anchors Aweigh.
  • 1948 – "It's Magic" (music by Jule Styne) introduced by Doris Day in the film Romance on the High Seas.
  • 1949 – "It's a Great Feeling" (music by Jule Styne) introduced by Doris Day in the film It's a Great Feeling.
  • 1950 – "Be My Love" (music by Nicholas Brodszky) introduced by Mario Lanza and Kathryn Grayson in the film The Toast of New Orleans.
  • 1951 – "Wonder Why" (music by Nicholas Brodszky) introduced by Jane Powell and Vic Damone in the film Rich, Young and Pretty.
  • 1952 – "Because You're Mine" (music by Nicholas Brodszky) introduced by Mario Lanza in the film Because You're Mine.
  • 1955 – "I'll Never Stop Loving You" (music by Nicholas Brodszky) introduced by Doris Day in the film Love Me or Leave Me.
  • 1955 – "The Tender Trap" (music by James Van Heusen) introduced by Frank Sinatra in the film The Tender Trap.

• Other well-known songs:
  • "Bei Mir Bist du Schoen" (English version, with Saul Chaplin)
  • "Come Dance With Me" (with Jimmy Van Heusen)
  • "Come Fly with Me" (with James Van Heusen)
  • "Day By Day" (with Paul Weston and Axel Stordahl)
  • "Five Minutes More" (with Jule Styne)
  • "Guess I'll Hang My Tears Out to Dry" (with Jule Styne)
  • "I'll Never Stop Loving You" (with Nicholas Brodzsky)
  • "I Should Care" (with Paul Weston and Axel Stordahl)
  • "I Still Get Jealous" (with Jule Styne)
  • "It's Been A Long, Long Time" (with Jule Styne)
  • "Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow" (with Jule Styne)
  • "Love and Marriage" (with James Van Heusen)
  • "Papa, Won't You Dance With Me" (with Jule Styne)
  • "Please Be Kind" (with Saul Chaplin)
  • "Rhythm Is Our Business" (with Saul Chaplin)
  • "Saturday Night Is the Loneliest Night of the Week" (with Jule Styne)
  • "Teach Me Tonight" (with Gene DePaul)
  • "The Things We Did Last Summer" (with Jule Styne)
  • "The Secret of Christmas" (with James Van Heusen)
  • "Time After Time" (with Jule Styne)
  • "Until the Real Thing Comes Along" (with Saul Chaplin)

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Broadway musicals Broadway theatre[1] is the most prestigious form of professional theatre in the U.S., as well as the most well known to the general public and most lucrative for the performers, technicians and others involved in putting on the shows. ... The Fantasticks is the longest-running musical in history. ...

• 1947 – High Button Shoes music by Jule Styne
• 1965 – Skyscraper music by James Van Heusen
• 1966 – Walking Happy music by James Van Heusen
• 1970 – Look To The Lilies music by Jule Styne

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Married... 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. Married… with Children was a long-running American sitcom about a dysfunctional family living in Chicago. ... Our Town by Thornton Wilder Our Town is a three act play by Thornton Wilder that is, perhaps, the most frequently produced play by an American playwright. ... An Emmy Award. ...

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). The former were composed with James Van Heusen, the latter with Allen Byrns, Joe Hisaishi, and Yuichiro Oda. Oz is a fantasy region containing four countries under the rule of one monarch. ... Journey Back To Oz is an official animated sequel to the 1939 MGM film The Wizard of Oz. ... Ozu no Mahōtsukai is a 1982 anime feature film directed by Fumihiko Takayama, from a screenplay by Yoshimitsu Banno and Akira Miyazaki, produced by Banno and Katsumi Ueno for Toho Co. ... James Van Heusen (January 26, 1913 - February 7, 1990), often credited as Jimmy Van Heusen, 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) is a composer and director responsible for over 100 soundtracks and conventional albums dating back to 1981. ...

Footnotes

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External links

• Songwriters Hall of Fame: Sammy Cahn