Sammy Cahn

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Sammy Cahn was an American lyricist renowned for his prolific output of popular standards and multiple Oscar-winning film songs, including classics like "Three Coins in the Fountain" and "All the Way."

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human
lyricist
songwriter
activeYearsEnd 1990s
activeYearsStart 1930s
associatedAct Dean Martin
Doris Day
Frank Sinatra
Mario Lanza
awardReceived Academy Award for Best Original Song
causeOfDeath heart failure
child Laurie Cahn
Steve Cahn
collaboratedWith Jimmy Van Heusen
Jule Styne
Nicholas Brodszky
Saul Chaplin
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1913-06-18
dateOfDeath 1993-01-15
ethnicGroup Jewish American
fullName Samuel Cohen
gender male
genre film music
popular music
traditional pop
languageOfWorkOrName English
memberOf Songwriters Hall of Fame
notableFor writing film songs
writing popular standards
notableWork All the Way
Be My Love
Call Me Irresponsible
Come Fly with Me
Guess I'll Hang My Tears Out to Dry
High Hopes
High Time
I Fall in Love Too Easily
I'll Walk Alone
It's Magic
Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!
Love and Marriage
Pocketful of Miracles
Saturday Night (Is the Loneliest Night of the Week)
Teach Me Tonight
The Second Time Around
The Things We Did Last Summer
Three Coins in the Fountain
Time After Time
numberOfAcademyAwardsForBestOriginalSong 4
occupation composer
lyricist
songwriter
placeOfBirth Lower East Side
New York City
placeOfDeath Los Angeles
religion Judaism
residence Los Angeles
New York City
spouse Gloria Delson
Virginia Tita Basile
stageName Sammy Cahn self-link
stateOfBirth New York
stateOfDeath California, United States
surface form: California

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