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Gus Kahn

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Lyricist 1886–1941

Gustav Gerson Kahn (November 6, 1886 – October 8, 1941) was an American lyricist who contributed a number of songs to the Great American Songbook, including "Pretty Baby", "Ain't We Got Fun?", "Carolina in the Morning", "Toot, Toot, Tootsie (Goo' Bye!)", "My Buddy" "I'll See You in My Dreams", "It Had to Be You", "Yes Sir, That's My Baby", "Love Me or Leave Me", "Makin' Whoopee", "My Baby Just Cares for Me", "I'm Through with Love", "Dream a Little Dream of Me" and "You Stepped Out of a Dream".

Also credited on2 works

Whoopee
Show Girl

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In the literature8 passages

  • mance. (Whoopee by William A. McGuire, Walter Donaldson, and Gus Kahn, based on Owen Davis's play Thetheatre-pdfs/McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of World Drama, v. 3 (I-N).txt
  • Whoopee (1928). Book: William Anthony McGuire; Gus Kahn; music: Walter Donaldson. Musical comedy based on The Nervous Wreck, a Broadway comlyrics:theatre-pdfs/McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of World Drama, v. 3 (I-N).txt
  • performances. Music mostly by George Gershwin. Lyrics mostly by Gus Kahn and Ira Gershwin. Produced by Florenz Ziegfeld. Book by William Anthony McGuire, based on the novel by J. P. McEvoy. Book directed by William Anthony McGuire. Dances staged by Bobby Connolly. Ballets by Albertina Rasch. Orchestra under the direction of William Daly.…theatre-pdfs/The Complete Lyrics of Ira Gershwin - Gershwin, Ira, 1896-1983.txt
  • Show Girl. For the new show Ziegfeld asked if | would mind collaborating with lyricist Gus Kahn, as he owed Gus a commitment. I welcomed the opportunity becausetheatre-pdfs/The Complete Lyrics of Ira Gershwin - Gershwin, Ira, 1896-1983.txt
  • CRAZY FOR YOU Music, George Gershwin; Lyrics, Ira Gershwin, Gus Kahn, Desmond Carter, Book, Ken Ludwig; Conception, Mr. Ludwig and Mike Ockrent, inspired by matenal by Guy Bolton and John McGowan; Director, Mr. Ockrent; Choreography Susm Stroman, Orchestrations, William D. Brohn, Sid Ramin; Musical Director, Paid Gemignani, Musical Consul…theatre-pdfs/Theatre World/Theatre World, 1991-1992 season, v. 48 (Willis).txt
  • CRAZY FOR YOU Music, George Gershwin; Lyrics, Ira Gershwin, Gus Kahn, Desmond Carter; Book, Ken Ludwig; Conception, Mr. Ludwig and Mike Ockrent, inspired by material by Guy Bolton and John McGowan; Director, Mr. Ockrent; Choreography, Susan Stroman; Orchestrations, William D. Brohn, Sid Ramin; Musical Director, Paul Gemignani; Musical Con…theatre-pdfs/Theatre World/Theatre World, 1994-95 Season, v. 51 (Willis).txt

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