Frank Silverstadt Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Frank Silver (1896 – 1960), a U.S. songwriter. He co-wrote & co-composed the popular song "Yes, We Have No Bananas" in 1923 with Irving Cohn. Frank Silver was a jazz band drummer.
Had been a "pit man" for several well known vaudeville theaters.
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Wrote his hit song in collaboration with Irving Cohn after a Greek fruit peddler had told him that "Yes, we have no bananas.".
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Lost virtually all the money he made from "Yes, We Have No Bananas" in the stock market crash of 1929.
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None of the other 75 songs he wrote, including "Icky-Wicky-Woo", "Gold Digger Blues" and "What Do We Get From Boston? Beans, Beans, Beans", approached the success of "Yes, We Have No Bananas".
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
Boardwalk Empire
2012
TV Series writer - 1 episode
The English Patient
1996
lyrics: "Yes! We Have No Bananas" 1923 / music: "Yes! We Have No Bananas" 1923
Boys
1996
writer: "Yes, We Have No Bananas"
Kidsongs: Baby Animal Songs
1995
Video short writer: "Yes! We Have No Bananas" - uncredited
The Simpsons
1994
TV Series writer - 1 episode
A River Runs Through It
1992
writer: "Yes, We Have No Bananas"
The House of Eliott
1991
TV Series 1 episode
Growing Pains
1989
TV Series writer - 1 episode
Webster
1985
TV Series 2 episodes
The Muppet Show
1977
TV Series writer - 1 episode
All You Need Is Love
1977
TV Series documentary writer - 1 episode
S*P*Y*S
1974
writer: "Yes! We Have No Bananas" - uncredited
Here's Lucy
1969
TV Series 1 episode
The Hollywood Palace
1966
TV Series writer - 1 episode
One, Two, Three
1961
writer: "Yes! We Have No Bananas Ausgerechnet Bananen" - uncredited
What's My Line?
1955
TV Series writer - 1 episode
Sabrina
1954
writer: "Yes! We Have No Bananas" - uncredited
The Eddie Cantor Story
1953
writer: "Yes! We Have No Bananas" - uncredited
Belles on Their Toes
1952
writer: "Beans, Beans, Beans", "Yes! We Have No Bananas"
Vegetable Vaudeville
1951
Short writer: "Yes, We Have No Bananas"
Luxury Liner
1948
writer: "Yes, We Have No Bananas" - uncredited
Be Kind to 'Aminals'
1935
Short writer: "Yes! We Have No Bananas" - uncredited
A Penny a Peep
1934
Short writer: "Yes! We Have No Bananas" - uncredited
Yes! We Have No Bananas
1930
Short writer: "Yes! We Have No Bananas"
Mammy
1930
writer: "Yes! We Have No Bananas" - uncredited
I've Got Rings on My Fingers
1929
Short writer: "Yes! We Have No Bananas" - uncredited