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American lyricist, songwriter, musician (1913-1993)

Film & TV

Lower East Side, New York City, New York, USA

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Sammy Cahn (June 18, 1913 – January 15, 1993) was an American lyricist, songwriter and musician. He is best known for his romantic lyrics to films and Broadway songs, as well as stand-alone songs premiered by recording companies in the Greater Los Angeles Area. He and his collaborators had a series of hit recordings with Frank Sinatra during the singer's…

Known for

  • Frank Sinatra: The Voice of Our Time1990
  • The Perils of P.K1986
  • This Is Your Life — Self1983
  • Frank Sinatra: The First 40 Years — Self1979
  • Joys — Self1976
  • That's Entertainment, Part II — Himself - Host1976
  • Great Performances — Self1971
  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson — Self1962
  • Big Night Out: The Peggy Lee Show1961
  • The Oscars — Self1953

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Samuel
Family name
Cohen
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Manhattan
Place of death
Los Angeles
Occupation
violinist
Languages spoken
English language
Native language
English language
Instrument
violin
Image
Sammy Cahn 1950s.JPG
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cause of death
heart failure
date of birth
1913-06-18
date of death
1993-01-15
Commons category
Sammy Cahn
Commons Creator page
Sammy Cahn
birth name
Samuel Cohen
pseudonym
Sammy Cahn
writing language
English language
different from
Samuel Cohen
manner of death
natural causes
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