Biography
Irving Kahal was an American lyricist and songwriter. Born in Houtzdale, Pennsylvania, on 5 March 1903, he died in New York City on 7 February 1942. In the mid-1920s he met composer Sammy Fain while performing in vaudeville sketches; the pair collaborated for the rest of Kahal’s life.
Kahal contributed lyrics to several Warner Bros. musical films, including Footlight Parade (1933) and Dames (1934). With Fain he also wrote for Broadway productions such as Everybody’s Welcome (1931). He was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1970.
