Gus Kahn(1886-1941)

Music Department
Composer
Writer

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Gus Kahn

Gus Kahn was born on 6 November 1886 in Koblenz, Germany. He was a composer and writer, known for Paycheck (2003), Repo Men (2010) and Les Ailes de l'enfer (1997). He was married to Grace Kahn. He died on 8 October 1941 in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.

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Nominated for 2 Oscars
- 2 nominations total

Known for

Paycheck (2003)

6.3

Soundtrack("Dream a Little Dream of Me")

2003

Jude Law and Forest Whitaker in Repo Men (2010)

6.3

Soundtrack("Dream A Little Dream Of Me")

2010

Nicolas Cage, John Cusack, John Malkovich, and Ving Rhames in Les Ailes de l'enfer (1997)

Les Ailes de l'enfer

6.9

Soundtrack("Carolina in the Morning")

1997

Pierce Brosnan, Teri Hatcher, Jonathan Pryce, Michelle Yeoh, Judi Dench, Desmond Llewelyn, and Cecilie Thomsen in Demain ne meurt jamais (1997)

Demain ne meurt jamais

6.5

Soundtrack("It Had To Be You")

1997

Credits

Music Department

I'm Through with Love
Music Video
- Music Department
- 2022
Kvenske historier
TV Series
- song writer
- 2022
Trocadero: When We're Together
Video
- additional music
- 2014
I'll See You in My Dreams
6.8
Short
- composer: theme music
- 2003
Robert Palmer: Love Me or Leave Me
Music Video
- Music Department
- 1992
Robert Palmer: Riptide
Music Video
- Music Department
- 1985
Eva Olmerová: Tam pod nebeskou bání
7.0
Music Video
- Music Department
- 1971
Chante mon amour
5.7
- additional lyrics
- 1940
Emporte mon coeur
5.7
- lyrics by
- 1939
La belle cabaretière
6.3
- lyrics by
- 1938
L'espionne de Castille
6.8
- additional lyrics by
- 1937
Un jour aux courses
7.5
- lyrics by
- 1937
Capitaines courageux
7.9
- songs: lyrics by
- 1937
Hollywood Party
4.8
Short
- original lyrics (uncredited)
- 1937
Trois jeunes filles à la page
6.5
- lyrics
- 1936

Composer

Writer

Personal details

Born
- November 6, 1886
- Koblenz, Germany
Died
- October 8, 1941
- Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA(heart attack)
Spouse
- Grace Kahn? - October 8, 1941 (his death, 2 children)
Relatives
Other works
"Whoopee!", musical comedy revival (the Ziegfeld musical which Eddie Cantor once starred in); book by William Anthony McGuire; lyrics by Gus Kahn; music by Walter Donaldson; based on "The Nervous Wreck" by Owen Davis; musical direction by Lynn Crigler; music orchestrations and dance arrangements by Russell Warner; directed by Frank Corsaro; choreography by Dan Siretta; on Broadway at the ANTA theatre, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA (212 total performances, including 8 previews beginning February 8, 1979).
Publicity listings
- 1 Biographical Movie
- 3 Articles

Did you know

Trivia
Lyricist, born in Germany, brought to the U.S. at the age of five. Educated in Chicago. Wrote songs for vaudeville and, subsequently, Broadway. Much of his film work was in collaboration with composers Sigmund Romberg, George Gershwin and Harry Warren. He was immortalised in a movie biopic, La femme de mes rêves (1951), portrayed by Danny Thomas.

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When did Gus Kahn die?
October 8, 1941
How did Gus Kahn die?
Heart attack
How old was Gus Kahn when he died?
54 years old
Where did Gus Kahn die?
Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA
When was Gus Kahn born?
November 6, 1886

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