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Al Dubin(1891-1945)

  • Music Department
  • Actor
  • Soundtrack
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Prolific Academy Award-winning songwriter Al Dubin ("Lullaby of Broadway" [1935]) came to the US in 1893 and was educated at the Perkiomen Seminary in Pennsylvania. He joined the staff of several New York music publishing companies. He enlisted in the US Army in World War I and served in the 77th Infantry Division. After the war he returned to the music business, composing the scores for the Broadway hits "The Streets of Paris" and "Keep Off the Grass". Coming to Hollywood under contract to Warner Brothers, his chief musical collaborator was Harry Warren, but he also worked with Joseph A. Burke, J. Fred Coots, Jimmy McHugh, Sammy Fain, Victor Herbert, James V. Monaco, Mabel Wayne, Joseph Meyer, J. Russel Robinson and Burton Lane. His other popular song compositions include "Tiptoe Through the Tulips", "Twas Only an Irishman's Dream", "Just a Girl that Men Forget", "A Cup of Coffee, a Sandwich and You", "My Dream of the Big Parade", "Painting the Clouds With Sunshine", "The Kiss Waltz", "Dancing With Tears in My Eyes", "For You", "42nd Street", "Shuffle Off to Buffalo", "You're Getting to Be a Habit With Me", "Young and Healthy", "Shadow Waltz", "We're In the Money", "Pettin' in the Park", "Remember My Forgotten Man", "I've Got to Sing a Torch Song", "Keep Young and Beautiful", "Honeymoon Hotel", "Shanghai Lil", "Boulevard of Broken Dreams", "Fair and Warmer", "I'll String Along With You", "Why Do I Dream Those Dreams?", "I Only Have Eyes for You", "Sweet Music", "The Words Are in My Heart", "I'm Going Shopping With You", "About a Quarter to Nine", "She's a Latin from Manhattan", "Go Into Your Dance", "The Little Things You Used to Do", "Lulu's Back in Town", "The Rose in Her Hair", "Where Am I? (Am I in Heaven?)", "Don't Give Up the Ship", "I'd Love to Take Orders from You", "Page Miss Glory", "I'll Sing You a Thousand Love Songs", "With Plenty of Money and You", "All's Fair in Love and War", "Summer Night", "September in the Rain", "Remember Me", "Am I in Love?", "'Cause My Baby Says It's So", "I Know Now", "You Can't Run Away from Love Tonight", "Song of the Marines", "The Latin Quarter", "Day Dreaming", "Garden of the Moon", "Love Is Where You Find It", "The Girl Friend of the Whirling Dervish", "Feudin' and Fightin'", "Indian Summer", "My Dream of the Big Parade", and "Anniversary Waltz".
BornJune 10, 1891
DiedFebruary 11, 1945(53)
BornJune 10, 1891
DiedFebruary 11, 1945(53)
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  • Won 1 Oscar
    • 3 wins & 2 nominations total

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Known for

Pi (1998)
Pi
7.3
  • Soundtrack("I Only Have Eyes For You")
  • 1998
Joan Blondell, Hugh Herbert, Ruby Keeler, Guy Kibbee, Zasu Pitts, and Dick Powell in Dames (1934)
Dames
7.0
  • Music Department(as Dubin)
  • 1934
Gold Diggers of 1935 (1935)
Gold Diggers of 1935
6.8
  • Music Department
  • 1935
Clint Eastwood in In the Line of Fire (1993)
In the Line of Fire
7.2
  • Soundtrack("I Only Have Eyes For You")
  • 1993

Credits

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Music Department



  • 42nd Street: The Musical (2019)
    42nd Street: The Musical
    7.8
    • Music Department
    • 2019
  • All-Star Comedy Ice Revue (1978)
    All-Star Comedy Ice Revue
    5.0
    TV Special
    • composer of "we're in the money."
    • 1978
  • Three Cheers for the Girls (1943)
    Three Cheers for the Girls
    6.6
    Short
    • lyricist: songs
    • 1943
  • Calling All Girls (1942)
    Calling All Girls
    6.5
    Short
    • lyrics
    • 1942
  • Marion Davies in Hearts Divided (1936)
    Hearts Divided
    6.1
    • original lyrics
    • 1936
  • Joan Blondell and Joe E. Brown in Sons o' Guns (1936)
    Sons o' Guns
    5.7
    • lyrics
    • 1936
  • Page Miss Glory (1936)
    Page Miss Glory
    6.4
    Short
    • song by (as Dubin)
    • 1936
  • Stars Over Broadway (1935)
    Stars Over Broadway
    5.7
    • lyrics: songs
    • 1935
  • Al Jolson and Ruby Keeler in Go Into Your Dance (1935)
    Go Into Your Dance
    6.0
    • songwriter: lyrics
    • 1935
  • Gold Diggers of 1935 (1935)
    Gold Diggers of 1935
    6.8
    • music and lyrics by
    • 1935
  • Ann Dvorak, Allen Jenkins, Helen Morgan, Rudy Vallee, and Alice White in Sweet Music (1935)
    Sweet Music
    5.8
    • lyrics: songs (as Warren and Dubin)
    • 1935
  • Look for the Silver Lining
    Short
    • lyrics
    • 1934
  • Joan Blondell, Hugh Herbert, Ruby Keeler, Guy Kibbee, Zasu Pitts, and Dick Powell in Dames (1934)
    Dames
    7.0
    • music & lyrics by (as Dubin)
    • 1934
  • Ginger Rogers, Pat O'Brien, Allen Jenkins, Dick Powell, and The Mills Brothers in Twenty Million Sweethearts (1934)
    Twenty Million Sweethearts
    6.3
    • music and lyrics by
    • 1934
  • Kay Francis and Al Jolson in Wonder Bar (1934)
    Wonder Bar
    6.5
    • music and lyrics by
    • 1934

Actor



  • Al Jolson and Ruby Keeler in Go Into Your Dance (1935)
    Go Into Your Dance
    6.0
    • Al Dubin (uncredited)
    • 1935
  • Joe E. Brown and Alice White in A Very Honorable Guy (1934)
    A Very Honorable Guy
    6.0
    • Al
    • 1934
  • Warner Baxter, George Brent, Bebe Daniels, Allen Jenkins, Ruby Keeler, Guy Kibbee, Una Merkel, Ned Sparks, and George E. Stone in 42nd Street (1933)
    42nd Street
    7.3
    • Stout Songwriter (uncredited)
    • 1933

Soundtrack



  • Seth Rogen in The Studio (2025)
    The Studio
    8.1
    TV Series
    • writer: "With Plenty of Money and You"
    • 2025
  • Keira Knightley and Ben Whishaw in Black Doves (2024)
    Black Doves
    7.2
    TV Series
    • writer: "I Only Have Eyes for You"
    • 2024
  • Tom Hanks and Robin Wright in Here (2024)
    Here
    6.3
    • writer: "The Gold Digger's Song (We're in the Money)"
    • 2024
  • Thank Goodness You're Here! (2024)
    Thank Goodness You're Here!
    8.3
    Video Game
    • writer: "Tiptoe Through the Tulips"
    • 2024
  • Giancarlo Esposito, Vinnie Jones, Kaya Scodelario, Theo James, Daniel Ings, and Michael Vu in The Gentlemen (2024)
    The Gentlemen
    8.0
    TV Series
    • writer: "I Only Have Eyes for You"
    • 2024
  • The Vince Staples Show (2024)
    The Vince Staples Show
    7.4
    TV Series
    • writer: "Tip-Toe thru' the Tulips with Me"
    • 2024
  • David Alan Grier and Justice Smith in The American Society of Magical Negroes (2024)
    The American Society of Magical Negroes
    3.8
    • writer: "September in the Rain"
    • 2024
  • Lin Shaye, Rose Byrne, Patrick Wilson, and Ty Simpkins in Insidious: The Red Door (2023)
    Insidious: The Red Door
    5.5
    • writer: "Tip Toe Thru' the Tulips"
    • 2023
  • Kendrick Sampson and Zoey Deutch in Something from Tiffany's (2022)
    Something from Tiffany's
    6.2
    • writer: "I Only Have Eyes For You"
    • 2022
  • Patton Oswalt, Felicia Day, Baron Vaughn, Jonah Ray, and Hampton Yount in Mystery Science Theater 3000 (2017)
    Mystery Science Theater 3000
    8.1
    TV Series
    • lyrics: "Tip-Toe thru' the Tulips with Me" (uncredited)
    • 2022
  • Outer Range (2022)
    Outer Range
    7.1
    TV Series
    • writer: "I Only Have Eyes for You" (uncredited)
    • 2022
  • Niecy Nash, Carrie Preston, Judy Reyes, Jenn Lyon, and Karrueche Tran in Claws (2017)
    Claws
    7.5
    TV Series
    • lyrics: "I Only Have Eyes for You"
    • 2022
  • Cate Blanchett, Toni Collette, Bradley Cooper, and Rooney Mara in Nightmare Alley (2021)
    Nightmare Alley
    7.0
    • writer: "Where Was I"
    • 2021
  • Victoria Justice in Afterlife of the Party (2021)
    Afterlife of the Party
    5.8
    • writer: "I Only Have Eyes for You"
    • 2021
  • Nicolas Cage in Pig (2021)
    Pig
    6.9
    • writer: "I Only Have Eyes for You"
    • 2021

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Warren and Dubin
  • Height
    • 5′ 8″ (1.73 m)
  • Born
    • June 10, 1891
    • Zurich, Switzerland
  • Died
    • February 11, 1945
    • New York City, New York, USA(barbiturate poisoning and pneumonia)
  • Spouses
      Edwina PerrinFebruary 1943 - July 1943
  • Other works
    Stage: Wrote (w/Dolph Singer) lyrics for "White Lights" on Broadway. Musical comedy. Music by J. Fred Coots. Material by Paul Gerard Smith and Leo Donnelly (also appearing as "Syd Burke"). Music orchestrated by Louis Katzman. Musical Director: Tom Jones. Choreographed by Walter Brooks and Ray Perez. Ritz Theatre: 11 Oct 1927-5 Nov 1927 (31 performances). Cast: Sam Ash, James Barbour, James S. Barrett, Rosalie Claire, Vera Clarke, Dorothy Deeder, Doris deLanti, Gordon and King, James Howkins, J. Harry Jenkins, Bessie Kademova, Gertrude Lang, Frank Leslie, Mildred Lorrain, Robert Lynn, Marion Marchante, Mildred Morrow, Molly O'Doherty, Florence Parker, Leonard Scott, Evelyn Shea, Edna Skodak, Jimmie Steiger, Diana White, Ada Winston, Tammany Young (as "Teddy Harlow"). Produced by James La Penna.
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    • 4 Articles

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    Inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1970.

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  • When did Al Dubin die?
    February 10, 1945
  • How did Al Dubin die?
    Barbiturate poisoning and pneumonia
  • How old was Al Dubin when he died?
    53 years old
  • Where did Al Dubin die?
    New York City, New York, USA
  • When was Al Dubin born?
    June 10, 1891

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