Person · Open Library
- Works
- 3
Top works
- I'll Be Seeing You (Sheet Music)
- Calamity Jane
- The Sammy Fain Songbook
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Film & TV
Known for
- A Special Valentine with the Family Circus — Bus Driver (voice)1978
- Great Performances — Self1971
- Hollywood Newsreel — Himself1934
- Dames — Buttercup Balmer (uncredited)1934
- Melody Makers No. 1: Sammy Fain — Sammy Fain1932
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Sammy Fain (Samuel E. Feinberg, June 17, 1902 – December 6, 1989) was an American composer of popular music. Sammy Fain was born in New York City. In 1923, Fain appeared with Artie Dunn in a short film directed by Lee De Forest filmed in DeForest's Phonofilm sound-on-film process. In 1925, Fain left the Fain-Dunn act to devote himself full-time to composing. Fain worked extensively in collaboration with Irving Kahal. Together they wrote classics such as "Let a Smile Be Your Umbrella". <a href=
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- New York City
- Place of death
- Los Angeles
- Occupation
- actor
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Instrument
- piano
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- date of birth
- 1902-06-17
- date of death
- 1989-12-06
- name in native language
- Samuel E. Feinberg
- pseudonym
- Sammy Fain
- copyright representative
- American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers
- related category
- Category:Songs with music by Sammy Fain
- writing language
- English language
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Original Song
- start of work period
- 1923-00-00
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