A Song Is Born

Summary

A Song Is Born is a film^[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (267 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• A Song Is Born's instance of is recorded as film^[3].
• A Song Is Born was directed by Howard Hawks^[4].
• Billy Wilder wrote the screenplay for A Song Is Born^[5].
• A Song Is Born's composer is recorded as Hugo Friedhofer^[6].
• A Song Is Born's genre is musical film^[7].
• A cast member of A Song Is Born was Danny Kaye^[8].
• A cast member of A Song Is Born was Virginia Mayo^[9].
• A cast member of A Song Is Born was Steve Cochran^[10].
• A cast member of A Song Is Born was Benny Goodman^[11].
• A cast member of A Song Is Born was Louis Armstrong^[12].
• A cast member of A Song Is Born was Tommy Dorsey^[13].
• A cast member of A Song Is Born was Lionel Hampton^[14].
• A cast member of A Song Is Born was Charlie Barnet^[15].
• A cast member of A Song Is Born was Mel Powell^[16].
• A cast member of A Song Is Born was Esther Dale^[17].
• A cast member of A Song Is Born was Felix Bressart^[18].
• A cast member of A Song Is Born was Hugh Herbert^[19].
• A cast member of A Song Is Born was J. Edward Bromberg^[20].
• A cast member of A Song Is Born was Ludwig Stössel^[21].
• A cast member of A Song Is Born was Oothout Zabriskie Whitehead^[22].
• A cast member of A Song Is Born was Sidney Blackmer^[23].
• A cast member of A Song Is Born was Bess Flowers^[24].
• A cast member of A Song Is Born was Howland Chamberlain^[25].
• A cast member of A Song Is Born was Mary Field^[26].
• A Song Is Born was produced by Samuel Goldwyn^[27].

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Authorship and Creation

A Song Is Born was produced by Samuel Goldwyn^[27]. It was directed by Howard Hawks^[4]. Billy Wilder wrote the screenplay for it^[5]. Cast members include Danny Kaye^[8], Virginia Mayo^[9], Steve Cochran^[10], Benny Goodman^[11], Louis Armstrong^[12], and Tommy Dorsey^[13].

Publication

A Song Is Born was released on January 1, 1948^[28]. The original language of it was English^[29]. Its genre is musical film^[7]. It was distributed by video on demand^[30].

Why It Matters

A Song Is Born ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (267 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[31] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[32]