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Sammy Timberg
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Sammy Timberg (May 21, 1903 – August 26, 1992) was an American musician and composer who was perhaps most famous for the music he wrote for the cartoons of Fleischer Studios.
After the failure of the 1918 Kahn/Swerling musical Cinderella Girl, Chico Marx hired the Timbergs in 1920 to create a follow-up to the Marx Brothers' successful revue Home Again.
In February 1921, the Marx Brothers debuted On The Mezzanine, which toured the United States and the United Kingdom, it was written by Herman and managed by Hattie, with 18-year-old Sammy leading the orchestra and co-writing the music. Timberg went on to work for Busby Berkeley and the Shubert family.
In 1931, with Abner Silver he co-wrote a song titled "Don't Take My Boop-Boop-a-Doop Away" for Helen Kane, however she rejected the song. The song made its debut in the 1931 musical titled Musical Justice featuring Mae Questel and Rudy Vallée. It was also recorded for the 1932 cartoon Betty Boop in Boop-Oop-a-Doop in 1931 by Margie Hines.
His most popular song written and composed for the Fleischers was "It's A Hap-Hap-Happy Day" from Gulliver's Travels. He also contributed music to "Popeye" cartoons, "Betty Boop" cartoons, "Superman" and Mr. Bug Goes to Town. When the Fleischers were succeeded by Famous Studios, he remained with the corporation to compose shorts, functioning as the studio's musical director until Winston Sharples formally succeeded him in 1943.
He was married to Rose Marie Sinnott and had three children Rosemarie Eisenberg Shaw, Patricia Timberg and Robert Timberg.
Boop-Oop-a-Dooin', contemporary recordings of Sammy Timberg, composer for the Max Fleischer toons was published by Timberg's daughter Pat Timberg in 2004, and it featured his granddaughter Shannon Cullem as lead vocals for both Betty Boop and Olive Oyl.
Songs Written by Timberg (Fleischer Studios) Betty Boop Series
- "Don't Take My Boop-Oop-A-Doop Away"
- "Sweet Betty"
- "A Language All My Own"
- "Be Human"
- "Keep A Little Song Handy"
- "A Little Soap and Water"
- "Grampy's House"
- "Little Pal"
Death
- He passed away on August 26, 1992, in Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA.
Trivia
- Timberg wrote songs for Popeye, Betty Boop and Superman.
- He also composed for the early Famous Studios shorts, where he served as the studio's musical director, until Winston Sharples succeeded him in 1946.
- Was the brother of vaudevillian Herman Timberg.
- He handled Jackie Gleason's early career unsuccessfully and created music for Frank Sinatra, Jackie Gleason, Eydie Gormé, and others until his retirement in the 1960s.