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Lew Brown
Lew Brown
Russian-American Tin Pan Alley lyricist, songwriter
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Yip Harburg
Yip Harburg
American lyricist
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Ted Koehler
Ted Koehler
American lyricist
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Sammy Cahn
Sammy Cahn
American lyricist, songwriter, musician (1913-1993)
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Jule Styne
Jule Styne
British-born American songwriter
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Paul Francis Webster
Paul Francis Webster
American lyricist
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Bert Kalmar
Bert Kalmar
American lyricist
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Jack Lawrence
Jack Lawrence
American songwriter
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Leo Robin
Leo Robin
American composer, lyricist and songwriter
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Jimmy Van Heusen
Jimmy Van Heusen
American composer (1913-1990)
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Hal David
Hal David
American lyricist
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Stephen Schwartz
Stephen Schwartz
American musical theatre lyricist and composer
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Bob Hilliard
Bob Hilliard
American lyricist
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Norman Gimbel
Norman Gimbel
American lyricist of popular songs, television, and movie themes (1927-2018)
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Harold Rome
Harold Rome
American composer, lyricist, and writer for musical theater
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Harry Warren
Harry Warren
American composer and lyricist (1893-1981)
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Gene de Paul
Gene de Paul
American pianist, composer and songwriter
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Alan Menken
Alan Menken
American composer
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Mack Gordon
Mack Gordon
Polish-American composer and lyricist of songs for the stage and film
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Al Dubin
Al Dubin
Swiss-American lyricist (1891-1945)
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Billy Rose
Billy Rose
American impresario, theatrical showman and lyricist
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Irving Caesar
Irving Caesar
American composer and lyricist
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Ervin Drake
Ervin Drake
American songwriter (1919-2015)
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Harold Arlen
Harold Arlen
American composer of popular music (1905-1986)
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Harry Ruby
Harry Ruby
American composer and screenwriter
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Richard Rodgers
Richard Rodgers
American composer of songs and Broadway musicals
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Milton Ager
Milton Ager
American composer
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Martin Charnin
Martin Charnin
American lyricist, writer, and theatre director
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Don Black
Don Black
English lyricist
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Mack David
Mack David
American lyricist and songwriter (1912-1993)
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Ted Fetter
Ted Fetter
American lyricist
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Tim Rice
Tim Rice
English lyricist and author
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Vernon Duke
Vernon Duke
American composer
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Ralph Rainger
Ralph Rainger
American songwriter and composer
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Dean Pitchford
Dean Pitchford
American songwriter, screenwriter, director, actor, and novelist
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Richard Adler
Richard Adler
American lyricist, writer, composer and producer of several Broadway shows
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Oscar Hammerstein II
Oscar Hammerstein II
American librettist, lyricist, theatrical producer, and (usually uncredited) theatre director of musicals
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Bob Merrill
Bob Merrill
American songwriter, theatrical composer, lyricist, and screenwriter
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Otto Harbach
Otto Harbach
American lyricist (1873-1983)
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Arthur Johnston
Arthur Johnston
American composer
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Irving Berlin
Irving Berlin
Russian-born American songwriter
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Alfred Newman
Alfred Newman
American composer (1901-1970)
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Leslie Bricusse
Leslie Bricusse
English composer, lyricist and playwright, most prominently working in musicals and also cinema theme music (born 1931)
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Rudolf Friml
Rudolf Friml
Czech composer
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Johnny Mercer
Johnny Mercer
American lyricist, songwriter, singer and music professional
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George David Weiss
George David Weiss
American songwriter and arranger; President of the Songwriters Guild of America (1921-2010)
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Johnny Burke
Johnny Burke
American lyricist
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Charles Strouse
Charles Strouse
American composer and lyricist
Sammy Fain
American composer (1902-1989)

Sammy Fain

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American composer (1902-1989)
Awards Received
Academy Award for Best Original Song
Academy Award for Best Original Song
Songwriters Hall of Fame

Sammy Fain (born Samuel E. Feinberg) (June 17, 1902 – December 6, 1989) was an American composer of popular music. In the 1920s and early 1930s, he contributed numerous songs that form part of The Great American Songbook, and to Broadway theatre. Fain was also a popular musician and vocalist.