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Mort Shuman
American songwriter (1938-1991) · United States · On the map · Musicians · Died at 52
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".
Mort Shuman is read about 283 times a day, in 22 languages.
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Michel Duchaussoy Also in Je te tiens, tu me tiens par la barbichette (1979)
Jean Yanne Directed Je te tiens, tu me tiens par la barbichette (1979)
Léo Malet Also in Suivez mon regard and Follow My Gaze
Bob Swaim Directed The Night of Saint Germain des Pres (1977)
Catherine Lachens Also in Je te tiens, tu me tiens par la barbichette (1979)
Jacques Bouanich Also in Je te tiens, tu me tiens par la barbichette (1979)
Jacques Brel Directed Jacques Brel Is Alive and Well and Living in Paris (1975)
Daniel Auteuil Mort wrote Monsieur Papa (1977)
Micheline Presle Also in Je te tiens, tu me tiens par la barbichette (1979)
Arielle Dombasle Also in Je te tiens, tu me tiens par la barbichette (1979)
Jean Carmet Also in Plus ça va, moins ça va (1977)
Brigitte Lahaie Also in Suivez mon regard and Follow My Gaze
Abraham Polonsky Directed Romance of a Horsethief (1975)
Jean-Claude Dreyfus Also in Je te tiens, tu me tiens par la barbichette (1979)
Henri Garcin Mort wrote Black Thursday (1974)
Laurence Badie Also in Je te tiens, tu me tiens par la barbichette (1979)
Michel Robin Mort wrote Black Thursday and Holiday Hotel
Sophie Barjac Mort wrote Let's Get Those English Girls (1977)
Étienne Chicot Also in Je te tiens, tu me tiens par la barbichette (1979)
Carlos Also in Je te tiens, tu me tiens par la barbichette (1979)
Jean Rougerie Also in The Night of Saint Germain des Pres (1977)
Annette Poivre Also in Suivez mon regard and Follow My Gaze
Joël Santoni Also in Suivez mon regard and Follow My Gaze
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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.
