Chaplin, Saul

Saul Chaplin Composer and arranger Saul Kaplan, Brooklyn, New York, February 19, 1912; Hollywood, California, November 15, 1997. Chaplin was a popular songwriter of the 1930s, best known for his collaborations with Sammy Cahn. Their hits included “Until the Real Thing Comes Along” (1936, written with Mann Holiner, Alberta Nichols, and L. E. Freeman; recorded by Fats Waller and Connee BOSWELL, among others, and revived in the 1950s by the vocal group The Ravens) and “Please Be Kind” (1938). Lou…