# Mort Shuman

> Mortimer Shuman was an American singer, pianist and songwriter, best known as co-writer of many 1960s rock and roll hits, including "Viva Las Vegas". He also wrote and sang many songs in French, such as "Le Lac Majeur", "Papa-Tango-Charly", "Sha Mi Sha", "Un Été de Porcelaine", and "Brooklyn by the Sea" which became hits in France and several other European countries. Shuman wrote over 500 songs, including those for Ben E. King, Elvis Presley, Ray Charles, Andy Williams, and Janis Joplin. He was also responsible for the English-language production of Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris. Shuman was posthumously inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1992 and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2010.

*American songwriter (1938–1991)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/mort-shuman

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Singer / Musician ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220))
- **Category:** Musicians
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1938-11-12
- **Died:** 1991-11-02
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 56.9 / 100
- **Momentum:** 11.6 / 100  (trend: FALLING)
- **Historical depth:** 20.5 / 100
- **Now attention:** 3.8 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 70.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 80.0 / 100

## Platforms
- **IMDB**: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0795837/ (@nm0795837)
- **WEBSITE**: https://www.mortshuman.com/

## Sources
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- [مورت شومان](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%AA_%D8%B4%D9%88%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86)
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- [مۆرت شومان](https://ckb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%DB%86%D8%B1%D8%AA_%D8%B4%D9%88%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86)
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- [Mort Shuman](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mort_Shuman)
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- [مورت شومن](https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%AA_%D8%B4%D9%88%D9%85%D9%86)
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- [モルト・シューマン](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%A2%E3%83%AB%E3%83%88%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A5%E3%83%BC%E3%83%9E%E3%83%B3)
- [모트 슈먼](https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EB%AA%A8%ED%8A%B8_%EC%8A%88%EB%A8%BC)
- [Mortimer Shuman](https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mortimer_Shuman)
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- [Шуман, Морт](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A8%D1%83%D0%BC%D0%B0%D0%BD%2C_%D0%9C%D0%BE%D1%80%D1%82)
- [Mort Shuman](https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mort_Shuman)
- [Морт Шуман](https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9C%D0%BE%D1%80%D1%82_%D0%A8%D1%83%D0%BC%D0%B0%D0%BD)
- [مارٹ شومن](https://ur.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%B9_%D8%B4%D9%88%D9%85%D9%86)
- [MusicBrainz](https://musicbrainz.org/artist/1226cb0d-03d3-4021-801a-a74408575abf)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1353559)
- [Mort Shuman](https://www.themoviedb.org/person/125649)

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