Guess I'll Hang My Tears Out to Dry
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"Guess I'll Hang My Tears Out to Dry" is a 1945 song, with music by Jule Styne
and lyrics by Sammy Cahn
. It was introduced on stage by film star Jane Withers
in the 1944 flop, Glad to See You, which closed in Philadelphia and never made it to Broadway. Styne and Cahn had previously written songs for several of Withers' movies.
Jule Styne
Jule Styne was a British-born American songwriter especially famous for a series of Broadway musicals, which included several very well known and frequently revived shows.-Early life:...
and lyrics by Sammy Cahn
Sammy Cahn
Sammy Cahn was an American lyricist, songwriter and musician. He is best known for his romantic lyrics to films and Broadway songs, as well as stand-alone songs premiered by recording companies in the Greater Los Angeles Area...
. It was introduced on stage by film star Jane Withers
Jane Withers
Jane Withers is an American actress best known for being one of the most popular child film stars of the 1930s and early 1940s, as well as for her portrayal of "Josephine the Plumber" in a series of TV commercials for Comet cleanser in the 1960s and early 1970s.-Biography:Withers began her career...
in the 1944 flop, Glad to See You, which closed in Philadelphia and never made it to Broadway. Styne and Cahn had previously written songs for several of Withers' movies.
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