Jean Kaufman
Personal Info
Birth Date:
June 29, 1898
Birth Location:
Rosenhayn, New Jersey
Death Date:
January 12, 1981
Death Location:
Long Branch, New Jersey
Cause of Death:
no location entered yet
Notes
The 1958 novelty rock song "Splish Splash" has words & music Bobby Darin, Murray Kaufman and Jean Kaufman.
The copyright record for the song names "Jean Murray", a pseudonym for New York City disk jockey Murray Kaufman and his mother Jean. Some accounts of the song's creation credit the first line and music to Jean Kaufman, the lyric to Darin and Murray Kaufman.
The song was first recorded in April 1958 by Darin, with arrangements by Ray Ellis, produced by Ahmet Ertegun. It was released as a May 1958 single from Acto Records (78 & 45rpm, catalog number 6117). The recording was later included on Darin's eponymous debut album Bobby Darin, released September 1958.
The song has been interpolated into the following musical:
- Beautiful (King, et al, 2013) [incorporated into "1650 Broadway Medley"]
Photos & Headshots
Personal Info
Birth Date:
June 29, 1898
Birth Location:
Rosenhayn, New Jersey
Death Date:
January 12, 1981
Death Location:
Long Branch, New Jersey
Cause of Death:
no location entered yet
Other Names
- Jeanette R Greenblatt (birth name)
