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![]() Kahn circa 1927 | |
Background information | |
Birth name | Gustav Gerson Kahn |
Born | Koblenz, German Empire | November 6, 1886
Died | October 8, 1941 Beverly Hills, California, U.S. | (aged 54)
Occupation(s) | Lyricist |
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".