Sammy Fain / Irving Kahal

Jazz Composer

  • Country: USA
  • Born: 1902 – 1989

Sammy Fain was an American composer of popular music for Broadway, Hollywood, and Tin Pan Alley. He wrote over 100 songs for films and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song ten times, winning twice. His collaborations with lyricists like Irving Kahal produced many enduring standards.