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He was born Samuel Cohen in the Lower East Side of New York City , the son of Jewish immigrants from Poland. He was married at least twice; first to Gloria Delson in 1945 , and later to Virginia Basile in 1970 .

He wrote lyrics for many songs, including four Academy Award winners:

He died in 1993 at the age of 79 in Los Angeles, California . He was interred in the Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery .

Broadway Musicals


SAMPLES

  • of "Saturday Night (Is the Loneliest Night of the Week)" sung by Frank Sinatra



MARRIED... WITH CHILDREN

Cahn wrote the lyrics to the theme song from the hit TV show on FOX, Married...with Children .