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Mort Shuman

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What

Songwriter partner to Doc Pomus on Brill Building hits for the Drifters and Elvis Presley.

When

1938, Brooklyn, New York City, USA — 1991, London, England

Where

New York City, USA; London, England

Biography

Mort Shuman is recognized among Jewish contributors to Arts & Literature — Songwriter partner to Doc Pomus on Brill Building hits for the Drifters and Elvis Presley.

How & why

Mort Shuman was the songwriting partner of Doc Pomus on Brill Building hits for the Drifters and Elvis Presley. He was born in Brooklyn to Polish Jewish immigrant parents, Louis and Esther, and spoke Yiddish growing up in a Jewish immigrant neighborhood.

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Songwriter partner to Doc Pomus on Brill Building hits for the Drifters and Elvis Presley.

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Source: Wikipedia