Jack Yellen
American lyricist and screenwriter (1892-1991) · United States · On the map · Musicians · Died at 98
Jack Selig Yellen was an American lyricist and screenwriter. He is best remembered for writing the lyrics to the songs "Happy Days Are Here Again", which was used by Franklin Roosevelt as the theme song for his successful 1932 presidential campaign, and "Ain't She Sweet", a Tin Pan Alley standard.
Jack Yellen is read about 20 times a day, in 10 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 23 August 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 60 days, one point a day.
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Close ties
Tony Martin Also in Pigskin Parade and Sing, Baby, Sing
Alice Faye Also in Sing, Baby, Sing (1936)
Gypsy Rose Lee Also in Ali Baba Goes to Town (1937)
David Butler Directed Pigskin Parade (1936)
Karl Tunberg Also in You Can't Have Everything (1937)
Joan Davis Also in Hold That Co-ed and My Lucky Star
George Barbier Also in Hold That Co-ed and Little Miss Broadway
Julius Tannen Also in Pigskin Parade and Sing, Baby, Sing
Jack Haley Jack wrote Hold That Co-ed (1938)
Dorothy Christy Also in You Can't Have Everything (1937)
Phyllis Brooks Also in You Can't Have Everything (1937)
Irving Cummings Directed Little Miss Broadway (1938)
George Murphy Jack wrote Hold That Co-ed (1938)
Slim Summerville Also in Love Is News and Submarine Patrol
Paul Hurst Jack wrote Hold That Co-ed (1938)
Virginia Field Also in Sing, Baby, Sing (1936)
Roy Del Ruth Directed My Lucky Star (1938)
Arline Judge Also in George White's 1935 Scandals (1935)
Donald Meek Jack wrote Hold That Co-ed (1938)
Marjorie Weaver Also in Hold That Co-ed (1938)
Tom Ricketts Jack wrote George White's 1935 Scandals (1935)
Dixie Dunbar Also in Pigskin Parade and Sing, Baby, Sing
Cyril Ring Jack wrote Night and Day and Hold That Co-ed
Johnny Downs Also in Pigskin Parade and Hold That Co-ed
Also in Deutsch
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About this person
Country
United States
Category
Musicians
Type
Singer / Musician
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1892 to 1991 · aged 98
