Samuel Lerner

Samuel Lerner was born on Jan 28, 1903 in Romania. Samuel Lerner's big-screen debut came with Die lustigen Weiber von Wien directed by Géza von Bolváry in 1931. Samuel Lerner is known for Popeye the Sailor Meets Sindbad the Sailor directed by Dave Fleischer, Lou Fleischer stars as Wimpy and Jack Mercer as Popeye. The upcoming new movie Samuel Lerner plays is Popeye the Sailor Meets Sindbad the Sailor which will be released on Nov 27, 1936.

Composer ("I'm Popeye the Sailor Man", "Is It True What They Say About Dixie?"), author, songwriter and publisher, he emigrated to the US in 1910 and was educated at Wayne University. He wrote special material for vaudeville singers including