* 18.6.1913, New York, NY -  †  15.1.1993

A lyricist since 1935, he has supplied lyrics for many films, often working in collaboration with composers Jule Styne or Jimmy Van Heusen. Won Academy Awards for the title song of THREE COINS IN THE FOUNTAIN (1954), "All the Way" from THE JOKER IS WILD (1957), "High Hopes" from A HOLE IN THE HEAD (1959), and "Call Me Irresponsible" from PAPA'S DELICATE CONDITION (1963).

Filmography Sammy Cahn

1940   ARGENTINE NIGHTS  lyrics

1942   YOUTH ON PARADE     lyrics— "I've Heard This Song Before," etc.

1943   CRAZY HOUSE                            lyrics

1943   LADY OF BURLESQUE          lyrics

1944   FOLLOW THE BOYS            lyrics— "I'll Walk Alone," etc.

1944   KNICKERBOCKER HOLIDAY             lyrics

1945   ANCHORS AWEIGH            lyrics— "I Fall in Love Too Easily," etc.

1945   THE STORK CLUB                        lyrics

1946   THE KID FROM BROOKLYN             lyrics

1946   THE SWEETHEART OF SIGMA CHI lyrics "Five Minutes More," etc.

1947   IT HAPPENED IN BROOKLYN  lyrics— "Time After Time," etc.

1948   ROMANCE ON THE HIGH SEAS        lyrics— "It's Magic," etc.

1949   IT'S A GREAT FEELING                  lyrics

1951   RICH, YOUNG AND PRETTY   lyrics— "We Never Talk Much," etc.

1952   APRIL IN PARIS                           lyrics

1952   BECAUSE YOU'RE MINE                 lyrics

1953   PETER PAN                                 lyrics

1953   THREE SAILORS AND A GIRL producer, lyrics

1954   THREE COINS IN THE FOUNTAIN              lyrics

1955   LOVE ME OR LEAVE ME                          lyrics

1955   PETE KELLY'S BLUES                             composer

1955   THE TENDER TRAP                                lyrics

1956   ANYTHING GOES                                   lyrics

1956   THE COURT JESTER                               lyrics

1956   MEET ME IN LAS VEGAS                         lyrics

1957   THE JOKER IS WILD/ALL THE WAY           lyrics

1957   PAL JOEY                                            lyrics

1958   INDISCREET                                         lyrics

1958   THE LONG HOT SUMMER                        lyrics

1958   PARIS HOLIDAY                                    lyrics

1959   A HOLE IN THE HEAD                             lyrics

1960   HIGH TIME              lyrics— "The Second Time Around," etc.

1961   POCKETFUL OF MIRACLES                      lyrics

1962   BOYS' NIGHT OUT                                 lyrics

1962   HOW THE WEST WAS WON                    lyrics

1963   COME BLOW YOUR HORN                        lyrics

1963   PAPA'S DELICATE CONDITION                 lyrics

1964   ROBIN AND THE SEVEN HOODS     lyrics— "My Kind of Town," etc.

1966   THE OSCAR                                         lyrics

1967   THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE                 lyrics

1968   STAR!                                                lyrics

1973   A TOUCH OF CLASS                              lyrics

1974   JOURNEY BACK TO OZ                           lyrics

1975   PAPER TIGER                                       lyrics

1976   THE DUCHESS AND THE DIRTWATER FOX  lyricist

1978   THE STUD                                           lyrics

1990   BETSY'S WEDDING                                lyrics

1990   GOODFELLAS  music and                        lyrics