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Sammy Fain(1902-1989)

  • Music Department
  • Composer
  • Actor
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Sammy Fain was born on 17 June 1902 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a composer and actor, known for Calamity Jane (1953), Grease (1978) and The Rescuers (1977). He was married to Jane Fischer and Sally Fox. He died on 6 December 1989 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornJune 17, 1902
DiedDecember 6, 1989(87)
BornJune 17, 1902
DiedDecember 6, 1989(87)
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  • Won 2 Oscars
    • 4 wins & 10 nominations total

Known for

Doris Day and Howard Keel in Calamity Jane (1953)
Calamity Jane
7.2
  • Music Department(music by)
  • 1953
John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John in Grease (1978)
Grease
7.2
  • Soundtrack("Love Is a Many Splendored Thing", "Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing")
  • 1978
Eva Gabor, Joe Flynn, Jim Jordan, James MacDonald, Bob Newhart, and Geraldine Page in The Rescuers (1977)
The Rescuers
6.9
  • Soundtrack("Someone's Waiting for You" (1977))
  • 1977
Gene Hackman, John Cazale, and Allen Garfield in The Conversation (1974)
The Conversation
7.7
  • Soundtrack("When I Take My Sugar To Tea" (1931))
  • 1974

Credits

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Music Department

  • Jude Law, Joshua Pickering, Jacobi Jupe, Ever Anderson, Alyssa Wapanatâhk, and Alexander Molony in Peter Pan & Wendy (2023)
    Peter Pan & Wendy
    4.4
    • original songs by
    • 2023
  • Citizen Watch: I'm Late (2018)
    Citizen Watch: I'm Late
    Video
    • original music by
    • 2018
  • Angelina Jolie in Maleficent (2014)
    Maleficent
    6.9
    • composer: original songs
    • 2014
  • Donna Mills, Robert Burr, and Shawn Campbell in Love Is a Many Splendored Thing (1967)
    Love Is a Many Splendored Thing
    7.8
    TV Series
    • title music
    • 1967–1968
  • If These Walls Could Speak
    TV Series
    • theme by
    • 1966
  • Calamity Jane (1963)
    Calamity Jane
    8.0
    TV Movie
    • songs: music by
    • 1963
  • Island of Love (1963)
    Island of Love
    5.1
    • composer: songs
    • 1963
  • John McIntire in Wagon Train (1957)
    Wagon Train
    7.5
    TV Series
    • composer: "Wagon Train" theme
    • composer: theme music
    • 1958–1959
  • Sleeping Beauty (1959)
    Sleeping Beauty
    7.2
    • songs (uncredited)
    • 1959
  • Pat Boone and Shirley Jones in April Love (1957)
    April Love
    6.2
    • songs by
    • 1957
  • Eddie Bracken, Alice Ghostley, Dennis Olivieri, and Tirrell Barbery in General Motors 50th Anniversary Show (1957)
    General Motors 50th Anniversary Show
    TV Special
    • composer: theme music
    • 1957
  • Three Sailors and a Girl (1953)
    Three Sailors and a Girl
    6.0
    • music: original songs
    • 1953
  • Doris Day and Howard Keel in Calamity Jane (1953)
    Calamity Jane
    7.2
    • original songs: music by
    • 1953
  • Mel Blanc, June Foray, Kathryn Beaumont, Tony Butala, Paul Collins, Hans Conried, Bobby Driscoll, Robert Ellis, Connie Hilton, Margaret Kerry, Tommy Luske, John Wilder, Jeffrey Silver, Stuffy Singer, and Anne Whitfield in Peter Pan (1953)
    Peter Pan
    7.3
    • songs
    • 1953
  • Pluto's Christmas Tree (1952)
    Pluto's Christmas Tree
    7.5
    Short
    • composer: additional music (uncredited)
    • 1952

Composer

  • Disney's Halloween Treat (1984)
    Disney's Halloween Treat
    8.4
    Video
    • Composer
    • 1984
  • The Magical World of Disney (1954)
    The Magical World of Disney
    8.4
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1982
  • Half a House (1975)
    Half a House
    4.1
    • Composer
    • 1975
  • If These Walls Could Speak
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1965–1966
  • Girl Trouble
    Short
    • Composer
    • 1933
  • Melody Makers No. 1: Sammy Fain (1932)
    Melody Makers No. 1: Sammy Fain
    Short
    • Composer
    • 1932

Actor

  • A Special Valentine with the Family Circus (1978)
    A Special Valentine with the Family Circus
    7.1
    TV Movie
    • Bus Driver (singing voice)
    • 1978
  • Joan Blondell, Hugh Herbert, Ruby Keeler, Guy Kibbee, Zasu Pitts, and Dick Powell in Dames (1934)
    Dames
    7.0
    • Buttercup Balmer - Songwriter (uncredited)
    • 1934
  • Hal Le Roy in Harold Teen (1934)
    Harold Teen
    6.1
    • Pianist & Singer (uncredited)
    • 1934
  • Ann Dvorak, Dick Powell, and Lyle Talbot in College Coach (1933)
    College Coach
    5.8
    • Piano Player (uncredited)
    • 1933
  • Melody Makers No. 1: Sammy Fain (1932)
    Melody Makers No. 1: Sammy Fain
    Short
    • Songwriter Sammy Fain
    • 1932

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Fain
  • Born
    • June 17, 1902
    • New York City, New York, USA
  • Died
    • December 6, 1989
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(heart attack)
  • Spouses
      Jane FischerSeptember 11, 1954 - May 22, 1957 (divorced)
  • Other works
    Active on Broadway in the following productions:
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Biographical Movie
    • 4 Articles

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  • Trivia
    The son of a cantor.

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