Gus Kahn
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German-American lyricist (1886-1941)
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 1
Top works
- A Tribute To Mother
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1886-11-06
- Active to
- 1941-10-08
Discography
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 2,770
- Total plays
- 8,289
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Gustav Gerson Kahn (November 6, 1886 – October 8, 1941) was a musician, songwriter and lyricist. Kahn was born in Koblenz, Germany in 1886. The family immigrated to the United States and moved to Chicago, Illinois in 1890. After graduating from high school, he worked as a clerk in a mail order business before launching one of the most successful and prolific careers from Tin Pan Alley. Kahn married Grace LeBoy in 1916 and they had two children, Donald and Irene. <a href="https://www.last.fm/mus
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Kahn
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Koblenz
- Place of death
- Beverly Hills
- Occupation
- film score composer
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Field of work
- music
- Image
- Gus Kahn circa 1927.jpg
- Work location
- Chicago
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- name
- Gus Kahn
- place of burial
- Forest Lawn Memorial Park
- date of birth
- 1886-11-06
- date of death
- 1941-10-08
- ethnic group
- Jewish people
- birth name
- Gustav Gerson Kahn
- writing language
- English language
- pseudonym
- Gilbert Keyes
- name in native language
- Gus Kahn
- Commons category
- Gus Kahn
- Commons Creator page
- Gus Kahn
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Original Song
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Works in European collections
4 objects attributed to Gus Kahn, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
