Composer
Saul Chaplin
American composer and musical director (1912-1997)
1912–1997
4 works in the index
- Born
- 1912
- Died
- 1997
- Birthplace
- Brooklyn
- Place of death
- Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
- Citizenship / historical state
- United States
- Period (estimated from birth year)
- Modern
Biography
Saul Chaplin (February 19, 1912 – November 15, 1997) was an American composer and musical director.
He was born Saul Kaplan in Brooklyn, New York.
He had worked on stage, screen and television since the days of Tin Pan Alley. In film, he won three Oscars for collaborating on the scores and orchestrations of An American in Paris (1951), Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954) and West Side Story (1961).
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Life and musical career
- Occupations
- composer; songwriter; film score composer; lyricist
- Education
- New York University
- Birth name
- Saul Kaplan
- Pseudonym
- Saul Chaplin
- Languages used
- English
- VIAF ID
- 79164453
- ISNI
- 0000000114491689
- GND ID
- 119264021
- Library of Congress ID
- n93123449
- MusicBrainz ID
- 75d6e626-3706-4c57-b36d-1eb888ae53dd
Recorded in Wikidata. Affiliations may refer to earlier stages of the composer's career.
In this catalogue
- Common listed instruments
- Voice, Guitar
- Genres represented
- pop
- Works with composition dates
- 0 of 4
These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.
Catalogue
Works
Years are composition dates where known. Instruments describe editions in our catalogue and may include arrangements. A dash means the detail is not recorded.
| Work | Year composed | Catalogue / opus | Key in title | Listed instruments | Genre | Editions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dedicated To You | — | — | — | Voice | — | 5 |
| Shoe Shine Boy | — | — | — | Guitar, Voice | pop | 2 |
| It Will Have To Do Until The Real Thing Comes Along | — | — | — | Voice | — | 2 |
| If It's The Last Thing I Do | — | — | — | Voice | — | 1 |
Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year. Authority record: VIAF 79164453.