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Jack Yellen

American lyricist and screenwriter (1892–1991)
Person human Q1261023
Jack Yellen
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Facts

19 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[13]
Date of birth
July 6, 1892
Date of death
April 17, 1991
Place of birth
Raczki
Place of death
Springville
Country of citizenship
United States[10]
Occupation
screenwriter, songwriter, writer, lyricist, composer, librettist[11]
Educated at
University of Michigan[12]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[17]
Birth name
Jacob Selig Yellen[18]
Copyright representative
American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers[21]
Copyright status as a creator
works protected by copyrights
Family name
Yellen[14]
Given name
Jacob, Selig[15][16]
Name in native language
Jack Yellen[19]
P14750
E39B-D289-1C65-89E2-FA81
Start of work period
1915[20]
Writing language
English[22]
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 73
ISNI
0000000376142868
VIAF cluster ID
252970103
Library of Congress authority ID
n85248157
GND ID
143641336
AllMusic artist ID
mn0000126438
American Film Institute person ID
76418
BAnQ authority ID
0000490639
BHL creator ID
268219
BIBSYS ID
90544497
Bait La Zemer Ha-Ivri artist ID
987007275833105171
Bibliotheca Augustana author ID
iiddica/Khronologye/y_20yh/Yellen/yel_intr
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
14839092c
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CANTIC ID
981060712051206706
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf10953383
Carnegie Hall agent ID
1019224
CiNii Research ID
1140000791668455552
Classical Archives composer ID
27769
DAHR artist ID
105070
DBC author ID
87097992540812
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
143641336
Discogs artist ID
661425
ELNET ID
a12463966
Europeana entity
agent/base/65935
FAST ID
203070
Find a Grave memorial ID
15614039
Freebase ID
/m/031tn7
Geni.com profile ID
6000000057824931054
Grove Music Online ID
A2263378
IMDb ID
nm0947386
IMSLP ID
Category:Yellen,_Jack
IPI name number
00033364403
Internet Broadway Database person ID
6562
KANTO ID
000186659
KBR person ID
14227925
Kinobox person ID
921946
Libraries Australia ID
49287763
Library of Congress JukeBox ID (former scheme)
980
LibraryThing author ID
yellenjack
Movie Walker Press person ID
114
MusicBrainz artist ID
ed6d54be-f7e1-4c43-9ff5-6137bbf5a079
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA16997079
NDL Authority ID
001171054
NL CR AUT ID
mzk2006355706
NLA Trove people ID
1528676
NSK (VIAF) ID
000068666
NSK ID
981005668511309366
National Library of Chile ID
000141166
National Library of Ireland ID
vtls000362017
National Library of Israel ID (old)
000473418
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007275833105171
National Library of Latvia ID
000321812
National Library of Lithuania ID
LNB:LMN;=BD
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810598725105606
National Library of Portugal ID
715290
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0)
XX4660194
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
329488392
Notable Names Database ID
442/000205824
OpenMLOL author ID
233157, 259032
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803125315584
Prabook ID
237604
RISM ID
people/50054303
Rate Your Music artist ID
jack_yellen
SBN author ID
MODV654697
SNAC ARK ID
w65q62s1
SVKKL authority ID
0353483-Yellen-Jack-18921991
SecondHandSongs artist ID
4362
Songwriters Hall of Fame ID
Jack_Yellen
TCM Movie Database person ID
210804
TMDB person ID
1043023
Todotango.com person ID
2433
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJyGWhMKkqMMtFq4tg7bVC
Yale LUX ID
person/47663761-686e-427c-ab1b-e01d930fa094
YouTube video ID
qKB3KjB66tY

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🔗 Connections
Mb:lyricist 16
Ain't She Sweet, Ain't She Sweet, Happy Days Are Here Again, Happy Days Are Here Again, My Yiddishe Momme, My Yiddishe Momme, Are You from Dixie ('Cause I'm from Dixie Too), Are You from Dixie ('Cause I'm from Dixie Too) +8 more
Mb:composer 4
My Yiddishe Momme, My Yiddishe Momme, Hard Hearted Hannah (The Vamp of Savannah), Hard Hearted Hannah (The Vamp of Savannah)
Mb:writer 4
Alabama Jubilee, Alabama Jubilee, Hard Hearted Hannah (The Vamp of Savannah), Hard Hearted Hannah (The Vamp of Savannah)
Occupation 4
writer, screenwriter, lyricist, songwriter
Compositions 3
The Divorcee, Night and Day, My Yiddishe Momme
← Lyricist 3
Ain't She Sweet, Happy Days Are Here Again, My Yiddishe Momme
Copyright representative 1
American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Educated at 1
University of Michigan
Films written 1
George White's 1935 Scandals
Given name 1
Jacob
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Place of birth 1
Raczki
Place of death 1
Springville
Sex or gender 1
male
Writing language 1
English
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Summary

Jack Yellen was born on July 6, 1892[1], in Raczki[2]. He died on April 17, 1991[3], in Springville[4]. He worked as a screenwriter[5], songwriter[6], writer[7], lyricist[8], and composer[9].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[23]

  • Country: US[24]

  • Began / founded: 1892-07-06[25]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1991-04-17[26]

  • MusicBrainz ID: ed6d54be-f7e1-4c43-9ff5-6137bbf5a079[27]

FAQs

Where was Jack Yellen born?

Jack Yellen's place of birth was Raczki[2].

Where did Jack Yellen die?

Jack Yellen passed away in Springville[4].

What did Jack Yellen do for work?

Jack Yellen worked as a screenwriter[5], songwriter[6], writer[7], lyricist[8], and composer[9].

Where did Jack Yellen go to school?

Jack Yellen was educated at University of Michigan[12].

Related Entities

American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [23] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [24] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [25] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [26] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [27] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

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  1. 12w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 → E39B-D289-1C65-89E2-FA81
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  2. 21w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    SVKKL authority ID → 0353483-Yellen-Jack-18921991
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  3. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → screenwriter, songwriter, writer +3
    ISNI → 0000000376142868
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