Sammy Lerner
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Birth name | Samuel Manuel Lerner |
Born | Săveni, Kingdom of Romania | 28 January 1903
Died | December 13, 1989 Brussels, Belgium | (aged 86)
Genres | Musical theatre, film |
Occupation(s) | Composer, songwriter |
Samuel Lerner (January 28, 1903 – December 13, 1989) was a Romanian-born songwriter for American and British musical theatre and film.
Career
Lerner emigrated with his parents into the United States at age seven, and the family settled in Detroit, Michigan. After graduating from Wayne State University, Lerner moved to New York City, where he began writing songs for vaudeville performers such as Sophie Tucker. Lerner also contributed lyrics to the Ziegfeld Follies.
With the coming of sound film, Lerner began writing songs for
Mr. Lerner's work in the 1930s and 1940s included "Is It True What They Say About Dixie?" and English lyrics to "Falling in Love Again (Can't Help It)", Marlene Dietrich's song in the film The Blue Angel.
After writing songs for American features, Lerner moved to
Death
Lerner died of cancer in 1989 at the age of 86, in a Los Angeles nursing home.
References
- (December 16, 1989). "Sammy Lerner, 86; Hollywood Songwriter" (AP obit.). The New York Times. Digital version retrieved August 26, 2007.
External links
- Sammy Lerner at IMDb
- Sammy Lerner at the Internet Broadway Database