Gus Kahn(1886-1941)
- Music Department
- Composer
- Writer
Gus Kahn was born on 6 November 1886 in Koblenz, Germany. He was a composer and writer, known for Lật Mặt (2003), Người Ủy Thác (2010) and Không Tặc (1997). He was married to Grace Kahn. He died on 8 October 1941 in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Nominated for 2 Oscars
- 2 nominations total
Music Department
Composer
Writer
- Born
- Died
- October 8, 1941
- Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA(heart attack)
- Spouse
- Grace Kahn? - October 8, 1941 (his death, 2 children)
- RelativesSteve Marx(Grandchild)
- Other works"Whoopee!", musical comedy revival (the Ziegfeld musical which Eddie Cantor once starred in); book by William Anthony McGuire; lyrics by Gus Kahn; music by Walter Donaldson; based on "The Nervous Wreck" by Owen Davis; musical direction by Lynn Crigler; music orchestrations and dance arrangements by Russell Warner; directed by Frank Corsaro; choreography by Dan Siretta; on Broadway at the ANTA theatre, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA (212 total performances, including 8 previews beginning February 8, 1979).
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- TriviaLyricist, born in Germany, brought to the U.S. at the age of five. Educated in Chicago. Wrote songs for vaudeville and, subsequently, Broadway. Much of his film work was in collaboration with composers Sigmund Romberg, George Gershwin and Harry Warren. He was immortalised in a movie biopic, I'll See You in My Dreams (1951), portrayed by Danny Thomas.
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