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Article: PERSONALITIES
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- The Washington Post
- Article date:
- October 4, 1988
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Lyricist Sammy Cahn, who has penned some of the most popular love
ballads ever written, is never lacking in stories. Over his long
career he's known nearly everyone in the entertainment profession.
The man who wrote so many songs for the likes of Mario Lanza, Bing
Crosby and especially Frank Sinatra has been playing to rave reviews
at Ford's Theatre. Most importantly, however, Cahn now has a new
show business story to tell when he returns to his home in
California.
Nearly anyone who has ever walked onto a stage or a set anywhere
knows the performer's reverse good-luck advice, "break a leg." In
the crazy, superstitious world of the theater, wishing bad luck
brings good luck. Cahn, who is ...