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redirect|Samuel Feinberg|the Russian composer and pianist|Samuil FeinbergInfobox musical artist| name = Sammy Fain| image =| caption =| image_size =| background = non_performing_personnel| birth_name = Samuel E. Feinberg| alias = Sammy Fain| birth_date = birth date|1902|06|17| birth_place = New York City, New York | death_date = death date and age|1989|12|06|1902|06|17| death_place = Los Angeles, California | instrument =| genre =| occupation = Composer | years_active =| label =| associated_acts = Irving Kahal , Lew Brown , Artie Dunn| website = Sammy Fain , born Samuel E. Feinberg , (June 17, 1902 – December 6, 1989) was an American composer of popular music .
Biography
Sammy Fain was born in New York City . In 1923, Fain appeared with Artie Dunn in a short film directed by Lee De Forest filmed in DeForest's Phonofilm sound-on-film process. In 1925, Fain left the Fain-Dunn act to devote himself to music. Fain was a self-taught pianist who played by ear. He began working as a staff pianist and composer for music publisher Jack Mills.
Later, Fain worked extensively in collaboration with Irving Kahal . Together they wrote classics such as " Let a Smile Be Your Umbrella ". Another lyricist who collaborated with Fain was Lew Brown , with whom he wrote " That Old Feeling (song)|That Old Feeling ". His Broadway theatre|Broadway credits also include ''Everybody's Welcome , Right This Way , Hellzapoppin' (musical)|Hellzapoppin' , I'll Be Seeing You (song)|I'll Be Seeing You , Flahooley , Ankles Aweigh , Christine and Something More .
Fain also composed music for more than 30 films in the 1930s, 40s and 50s. He was nominated for the best Original Song Academy Awards|Oscar nine times, winning twice, with " Secret Love (1953 song)|Secret Love " from Calamity Jane (film)|Calamity Jane in 1954 and with " Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing (song)|Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing " from the Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing (film)|movie of the same title in 1955. He co-wrote both songs with Paul Francis Webster , another long-time collaborator. Fain wrote the second theme to the TV series Wagon Train in 1958, which was called "(Roll Along) Wagon Train". He also contributed to the song scores for the Walt Disney animated films Alice in Wonderland (1951 film)|Alice in Wonderland , Peter Pan (1953 film)|Peter Pan , and The Rescuers .
In 1963, he collaborated with Harold Adamson in writing songs for the movie The Incredible Mr. Limpet , which came out in 1964, and such songs as "I Wish I Were a Fish", "Be Careful How You Wish" and "Deep Rapture" enhanced his fame.
Fain died in Los Angeles, California , and is interred at Cedar Park Cemetery, Emerson, New Jersey|Cedar Park Cemetery , in Emerson, New Jersey .
''Rock 'N Roll& #33; The First 5,000 Years (1982) - revue - featured songwriter for "Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing"
Swing! (1999) - revue - featured songwriter for "I'll Be Seeing You"
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discogs artist|Sammy Fain
IMDb name|6066
IBDB name|id=11649
AcademyAwardBestOriginalSong 1951–1960 Persondata|NAME = Fain, Sammy |ALTERNATIVE NAMES = |SHORT DESCRIPTION = |DATE OF BIRTH = June 17, 1902 |PLACE OF BIRTH = |DATE OF DEATH = December 6, 1989 |PLACE OF DEATH = Los Angeles, California , United States|U.S.A. DEFAULTSORT:Fain, Sammy Category:1902 births Category:1989 deaths Category:Best Song Academy Award winning songwriters Category:American composers Category:Jewish composers and songwriters Category:Songwriters Hall of Fame inductees Category:Musicians from New York City
