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AKA: Saul Kaplan
Nationality: American
Birthdate: 02/19/1912
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, USA
Death Date: 11/15/1997
biography
After graduating from NYU, Saul Chaplin teamed with lyricist Sammy Cahn and wrote songs for vaudeville. By the late 1930s, the team was producing a series of musical shorts at Vitaphone. Among their more successful tunes were "Until the Real Thing Comes Along" (1938) and "Please Be Kind" (1938). Cahn and Chaplin penned English lyrics to the Yiddish musical comedy number "Bei Meir Bist Du Schon" and the 1937 Andrews Sisters recording was a million-seller.It was only a matter of time before the movies came calling and Chaplin joined the ranks of composers under contract with Columbia Pictures in
Teamed with lyricist Sammy Cahn as songwriter for stage and vaudeville
Later wrote for Betty Hutton, Phil Silvers, Bing Crosby and the Andrews Sisters; had big hit with "Bei Meir Bis Du Schon"
With Sammy Cahn, made a series of musical shorts for Vitaphone in the late 1930s; most famous songs included "Until the Real Thing Comes Along" and "Please Be Kind"
1940
Joined Columbia Pictures
1947
Collaborated with Al Jolson on "The Anniversary Song", a million-seller
