Good Night, My Beautiful

Sheet music cover

## Introduction

**Good Night, My Beautiful** (or **Goodnight, My Beautiful** or **Good-Night My Beautiful**) was a song written by Sammy Fain and Jack Yellen for the 1939 musical production "George White's Scandals of 1939."

## History

The song was used in the 1939 play "George White's Scandals of 1939." George White's Scandals of 1939 was a musical production produced by George White and produced from 1919 - 1939 before funding issues due to World War 2 would rear their ugly heads. The 1939 production lasted from August 28th - November 1939 at the Alvin Theatre and November 6th, 1939 - December 9th, 1939 at the Hollywood Theatre. The 1939 adaptation of the play would be the final one produced. [1]

Good Night, My Beautiful was the 3rd song in Act 1 and was reprised as the 7th song in Act 2. It was semi-popular with the masses, but it eventually fell out of fashion with its sister song "Are You Havin' Any Fun" by Sammy Fain and Jack Yellen. This would remain the same for a while until an ambient artist by the name of "The Caretaker" sampled it in his work "An Empty Bliss Beyond This World (2011)" and "Everywhere at the End of Time (2016 - 2019)".

## Covers

1. ↑ http://www.performingartsarchive.com/Other-shows/Other-G/George-Whites-Scandals\_LA\_1940/George-Whites-Scandals\_LA\_1940.htm
2. ↑ https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/george-whites-scandals-1939-13188#People
3. ↑ http://www.performingartsarchive.com/Other-shows/Other-G/George-Whites-Scandals\_LA\_1940/George-Whites-Scandals\_LA\_1940\_back.jpg
4. ↑ http://www.78discography.com/BB10000.htm
5. ↑ https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/200038072/BS-038189-Goodnight\_my\_beautiful
6. ↑ http://www.78discography.com/COL35200.htm
7. ↑ http://www.78discography.com/VOC5000.htm
8. ↑ https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/george-whites-scandals-1939-13188#People
9. ↑ http://www.performingartsarchive.com/Other-shows/Other-G/George-Whites-Scandals\_LA\_1940/George-Whites-Scandals\_LA\_1940.htm
10. ↑ https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/Associated\_Transcription\_Listing/4EtLAAAAYAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=%22Goodnight+My+Beautiful%22&dq=%22Goodnight+My+Beautiful%22&printsec=frontcover
11. ↑ http://www.78discography.com/COL35200.htm
12. ↑ https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/Andre\_Kostelanetz\_on\_Records\_and\_on\_the/vAlZIlzxOsQC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22goodnight+my+beautiful%22+%22Kay+Thompson%22&pg=PA297&printsec=frontcover&bshm=rime/1
13. ↑ https://nyplorg-data-archives.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/collection/pdf\_finding\_aid/rha90-51.pdf
14. ↑ https://www.oldtimeradiodownloads.com/comedy/jack-benny-program/introducing-dennis-day-1939-10-08
15. ↑ https://www.radioechoes.com/?page=play\_download&mode=play&dl\_mp3folder=A&dl\_file=al\_pearce\_and\_his\_gang\_1939-10-11\_elmer\_blurt\_sells\_corsets.mp3&dl\_series=Al+Pearce+And+His+Gang&dl\_title=Elmer+Blurt+Sells+Corsets&dl\_date=1939.10.11&dl\_size=6.75+MB
16. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20191012052140fw\_/http://www.redhotjazz.com/pwr1.html
17. ↑ https://finding-aids.library.umkc.edu/repositories/2/archival\_objects/112847
18. ↑ https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/Hutch/q18pjLrQA40C?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22Goodnight+My+Beautiful%22&pg=PT428&printsec=frontcover
19. ↑ http://www.mgthomas.co.uk/Records/LabelPages/Rex.htm
20. ↑ https://www.dennydennis.co.uk/dennydennis/Discography\_files/Discograpy.htm
21. ↑ https://archive.org/details/chickhendersonst0000wapp/page/64/mode/2up?q=%22Goodnight+My+Beautiful%22
22. ↑ https://www.vjm.biz/articles6.htm#:~:text=OEA.8465-1%20Good-night%20my%20beautiful%20(Jack%20Yellen-Sammy%20Fain
23. ↑ file:///C:/Users/occol/Downloads/British%20Dance%20Bands%20on%20Record%201911%20to%201945,%20Rust%20and%20Forbes%20complete%20COLOR%20searchable.pdf, page 510.
24. ↑ http://bdh.bne.es/bnesearch/CompleteSearch.do?numfields=1&field1=autor&showYearItems=&visor=&field1val=%22Fain%2c+Sammy+(1902-1989)%22&advanced=true&field1Op=AND&exact=on&textH=&completeText=&text=&pageSize=1&pageSizeAbrv=30&pageNumber=11
25. ↑ https://archive.org/details/RecordResearch205\_6/page/n7/mode/2up?q=%22Goodnight+My+Beautiful%22
26. ↑ https://libraries.psu.edu/sites/default/files/Waring\_Arrangements\_\_1.xlsx