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Sam Coslow

American songwriter, singer, film producer, publisher, and market analyst (1902-1982)
Person Human Q7407350

Facts

20 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[16]
Date of birth
December 27, 1902
Date of death
April 2, 1982
Place of birth
New York City
Place of death
New York City, Bronxville[10]
Country of citizenship
United States[12]
Occupation
film producer, songwriter, jazz musician, composer, singer, musician[13]
Educated at
Erasmus Hall High School[14]
Award received
Academy Award for Best Short Subject, Two-reel[15]
Spouse
Esther Muir[11]
Nominated for
Academy Award for Best Short Subject, Two-reel[20]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[21]
Archives at
University of Wyoming[17]
Copyright status as a creator
works protected by copyrights[25]
Family name
Coslow[18]
Given name
Sam[19]
Has works in the collection
Harvard Film Archive[23]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
Harvard Film Archive Project[22]
Writing language
English[24]
🏷️ Also known as
en Sam Coslow fa کاسلو، سام، ۱۹۰۲ - م. ja サム・コスロー ru Сэм Кослоу
🔖 Identifiers · 57
ISNI
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VIAF cluster ID
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Library of Congress Authorities ID
n85085839
GND ID
136914799
Academy Awards Database nominee ID
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AllMusic artist ID
mn0000286903
American Film Institute person ID
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Awards & Winners artist ID
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BFI Films, TV and people ID (archived)
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BIBSYS ID
1027108
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
148387713
Carnegie Hall agent ID
1001518
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Cinémathèque québécoise person ID
7142
DAHR artist ID
104876, 372422
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
136914799
Discogs artist ID
413893
Europeana entity
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FAST ID
164443
FID performing arts ID
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Find a Grave memorial ID
121285786
Freebase ID
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GTAA ID
258256
George Eastman Museum people ID
126586
Grove Music Online ID
A2234830
HAND ID
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IMDb ID
nm0181885
IPI name number
00006883967
Internet Broadway Database person ID
12825
Isidore scholar ID
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KANTO ID
000187221
KBR person ID
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Kinobox person ID
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LdiF person ID
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Libraries Australia ID
35713245
Library of Congress JukeBox ID (former scheme)
1187, 2735
MusicBrainz artist ID
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Musik-Sammler.de artist ID
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Muziekweb performer ID
M00000087723
NL CR AUT ID
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NLA Trove people ID
1053706
NLAI ID
103796
NLP ID
a0000002845577
NUKAT ID
n2008146299
National Library of Latvia ID
000069056
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810641573105606
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
XX910328
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
074275682
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803095641295
SBN author ID
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SNAC ARK ID
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SecondHandSongs artist ID
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Songwriters Hall of Fame ID
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TMDB person ID
1378276
TheaterEncyclopedie ID
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WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
person/ca73d942-cf29-44a0-add4-8d2287c38112
ČSFD person ID
354125

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🔗 Connections
Mb:lyricist 10
Everybody Loves Somebody, Everybody Loves Somebody, Moon Song, Moon Song, My Old Flame, My Old Flame, Sing, You Sinners, Sing, You Sinners +2 more
Compositions 7
Song of the South, Hands Across the Table, True Confession, Everybody Loves Somebody, Limehouse Blues, Practically Yours, The Virtuous Sin
Mb:composer 4
Everybody Loves Somebody, Everybody Loves Somebody, Cocktails for Two, Cocktails for Two
Mb:writer 4
Daddy Won't You Please Come Home, Daddy Won't You Please Come Home, (If You Can't Sing It) You'll Have to Swing It (Mr. Paganini), (If You Can't Sing It) You'll Have to Swing It (Mr. Paganini)
Occupation 4
composer, film producer, songwriter, jazz musician
← Producer 3
Copacabana, Heavenly Music, Dreaming Out Loud
Place of death 2
New York City, Bronxville
Archives at 1
University of Wyoming
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Given name 1
Sam
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Place of birth 1
New York City
Sex or gender 1
male
Spouse 1
Esther Muir
Spouses 1
Esther Muir
Writing language 1
English
← Lyricist 1
Everybody Loves Somebody
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Summary

Sam Coslow was born on December 27, 1902[1], in New York City[2]. He died on April 2, 1982[3], in New York City[4]. He worked as a film producer[5], songwriter[6], jazz musician[7], composer[8], and singer[9].

FAQs

Where was Sam Coslow born?

Sam Coslow was born in New York City[2].

Where did Sam Coslow die?

Sam Coslow passed away in New York City[4].

Who was Sam Coslow married to?

Sam Coslow's spouses include Esther Muir[11].

What did Sam Coslow do for work?

Sam Coslow worked as a film producer[5], songwriter[6], jazz musician[7], composer[8], and singer[9].

Where did Sam Coslow go to school?

Sam Coslow was educated at Erasmus Hall High School[14].

What awards did Sam Coslow receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Short Subject, Two-reel[15].

Related Entities

New York City United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . greatamericansongbook.net. greatamericansongbook.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [16] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] ↑ . HOLLIS. Retrieved . id.lib.harvard.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . HOLLIS. Retrieved . id.lib.harvard.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 13w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    HAND ID → E8E9-6FC7-BB72-2FB1-2959
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #46230: HAND ID (0)"
  2. 23w ago · Nashona · 2026-06-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    George Eastman Museum people ID → 126586
    "Created claim: George Eastman Museum people ID: 126586, Matched to Sam Coslow (#118186146) in George Eastman Museum…"
  3. 25w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Nominated for → Academy Award for Best Short Subject, Two-reel
    Copyright status as a creator → works protected by copyrights
    Family name → Coslow
    On focus list of Wikimedia project → Harvard Film Archive Project
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #32152: import P21 and P106 from GND (34)"
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