Entertainment & Arts
Sammy Cahn, the burlesque violinist who grew up to write some of America’s favorite songs and win four Academy Awards for such tunes as “Three Coins in the Fountain” and “All the Way,” died Friday.
Jan. 16, 1993
Music
Lyricist-singer Sammy Cahn has canceled the last four weeks of his one-man show in London because of illness and returned to Los Angeles to recuperate at his home, officials said Tuesday.
Aug. 27, 1987
Archives
Lyricist Sammy Cahn’s widow is out to enhance his legacy her way.
May 12, 2002
He was writing songs of love, but not for Tita.
April 25, 2004
His voice is thin, his looks are unexceptional and he only plays piano in the key of F.
Oct. 24, 1988
Travel & Experiences
Play It Again, Jam: Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis are ASCAP’s songwriters of the year and veteran lyricist Sammy Cahn is the association’s first Golden Word Award winner.
May 14, 1992
Cahn’s Thumbs Up: Songwriter Sammy Cahn, who cut short a show in Palm Beach, Fla., last weekend because he had trouble “getting my lines out,” pronounced himself in good shape Wednesday after a checkup by a heart specialist.
March 12, 1992
Guess where they put the Hollywood Walk of Fame star for tunesmith Sammy Cahn, who wrote Frank Sinatra’s hits “Three Coins in the Fountain,” “Call Me Irresponsible,” “Fly Me to the Moon” and “Love and Marriage?”
Feb. 2, 1990
Who says you need a huge amphitheater, flashy lighting and a big orchestra to produce a musical tribute?
Feb. 16, 1994
Backed by the National Music Publishers’ Assn., a California songwriter on Monday filed a class-action lawsuit seeking to block Sony Corp. from selling its digital audiotape recorders in the United States.
July 10, 1990