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Walter Donaldson
Walter Donaldson
American songwriter
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James F. Hanley
James F. Hanley
American songwriter and author
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Sam M. Lewis
Sam M. Lewis
American singer and lyricist
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Lew Brown
Lew Brown
Russian-American Tin Pan Alley lyricist, songwriter
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Ballard MacDonald
Ballard MacDonald
American lyricist
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Sammy Cahn
Sammy Cahn
American lyricist, songwriter, musician (1913-1993)
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George W. Meyer
George W. Meyer
American songwriter
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Mack Gordon
Mack Gordon
Polish-American composer and lyricist of songs for the stage and film
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Jimmy Van Heusen
Jimmy Van Heusen
American composer (1913-1990)
Gus Kahn
German-American lyricist

Gus Kahn

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German-American lyricist

Gustav Gerson Kahn (November 6, 1886 – October 8, 1941) was an American lyricist who contributed a number of songs to the Great American Songbook, including "Pretty Baby", "Ain't We Got Fun?", "Carolina in the Morning", "Toot, Toot, Tootsie (Goo' Bye!)", "My Buddy" "I'll See You in My Dreams", "It Had to Be You", "Yes Sir, That's My Baby", "Love Me or Leave Me", "Makin' Whoopee", "My Baby Just Cares for Me", "I'm Through with Love", "Dream a Little Dream of Me" and "You Stepped Out of a Dream".