- Sam Coslow
Sam Coslow (
December 27 ,1902 -April 2 ,1982 ) was an American songwriter, singer and film producer. Coslow was born inNew York City . He began writing songs as a teenager. He contributed songs to Broadway revues, formed the music publishing companySpier and Coslow in 1928 and made a number of vocal recordings.With the explosion of film musicals in the late 1920s,
Hollywood attracted a number of ambitious young songwriters and Coslow joined the exodus in 1929. Coslow and his partner Larry Spier sold their publishing business toParamount Pictures and Coslow became a Paramount songwriter. He formed a successful partnership with composer Arthur Johnston and together they provided the scores for a number of films includingBing Crosby vehicles. Coslow became a film producer in the 1940s and won the Academy Award for Best Short Film for his production "Heavenly Music " in 1943. Coslow was married to actressEsther Muir from 1934 to 1948, and they had a daughter Jacqueline Coslow, who also worked as an actress. He died inNew York City .ongs
*"Bebe" (music by
Abner Silver ). A 1923 song inspired by film actressBebe Daniels .
*"Wanita " (music byAl Sherman ). A 1923 song made popular byJazz age icon,Al Jolson .
*"True Blue Lou" (music byRichard Whiting ) from the 1929 film "The Dance of Life "
*"Sing, You Sinners " (music byW. Frank Harling ). Introduced byLillian Roth in the 1930 film "Honey "
*"Hot Voodoo " (music byRalph Rainger ) from the 1932 film "Blonde Venus "
*"Just One More Chance" (music by Arthur Johnston). The first major success forBing Crosby as a solo recording artist.
*"Thanks" (music by Arthur Johnston). Introduced byBing Crosby andJudith Allen in the 1933 film "Too Much Harmony "
*"The Day You Came Along” (music by Arthur Johnston). Introduced byBing Crosby andJudith Allen in the 1933 film "Too Much Harmony "
*"Learn To Croon" (music by Arthur Johnston). Introduced byBing Crosby in the 1933 film "College Humor"
*"Cocktails for Two " (music by Arthur Johnston). Introduced byCarl Brisson in the 1934 film "Murder at the Vanities "
*"My Old Flame" (music by Arthur Johnston). Introduced byMae West withDuke Ellington and His Orchestra in the 1934 film "Belle of the Nineties "
*"Beware My Heart" (words and music by Coslow). Introduced byVaughn Monroe in the 1946 film "Carnegie Hall".
*"Kiss and Run". (1950 words and music by Coslow). Performed perhaps most notably bySonny Rollins .
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