Bennie Benjamin | |
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 Benjamin c. 1947 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Claude August Benjamin |
| Born | November 4, 1907 Christiansted, St. Croix, Danish West Indies |
| Died | May 2, 1989 (aged 81) New York City, New York, United States |
| Occupation(s) | Songwriter, musician |
Claude August "Bennie" Benjamin (November 4, 1907 – May 2, 1989) was a Virgin Islands-born American songwriter. He had particularly successful songwriting partnerships with Sol Marcus, with whom he wrote "I Don't Want To Set The World On Fire", "When the Lights Go On Again (All Over the World)", and "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood"; and with George David Weiss, with whom he wrote "Oh! What It Seemed to Be" and "Wheel of Fortune". Most of his songs were in the traditional pop idiom.