Sing Along with Carl

There are several songs that I have loved over the years. I remember who recorded them, but it never entered my mind to discover who wrote them. I suppose I should not have been surprised to discover recently that many of those songs were written by the same person: Carl Sigman. Carl who?!! How could I be this old and not know about Carl Sigman? Here is what Wikipedia has to say about him:
Carl Sigman (September 24, 1909 – September 26, 2000) was a major American songwriter.
Born in Brooklyn, New York, he graduated from law school and passed his Bar exams to practice in the state of New York. Instead of law, encouraged by friend, Johnny Mercer, he embarked on a songwriting career that saw him become one of the most prominent and successful in American music history.
Although Sigman wrote many song melodies, he was primarily a lyricist who collaborated with songwriters such as Bob Hilliard and Duke Ellington. He also wrote English language lyrics to many songs which were originally composed in other languages, such as "Answer Me," "Till," and "What Now My Love." During the big band era he composed works used by top band leaders such as Glenn Miller and Guy Lombardo. His songs were also hits for individual singing stars. Some of the best known include "My Heart Cries For You" which was recorded by three different artists in 1951: Dinah Shore, Guy Mitchell and Vic Damone. Two years later Sigman's song "Ebb Tide" was a top hit for Frank Chacksfield and was a Billboard Top Ten hit in 1965 for the Righteous Brothers.
Tommy Edwards scored a No. 1 hit in 1958 with "It's All In The Game," with lyrics by Sigman set to music Vice President Charles Gates Dawes had written in 1911. He is most widely remembered for writing "Where Do I Begin" that was the theme song for Love Story, the top grossing film of 1970. The song would become a major hit record for crooner Andy Williams.
In 1972 Carl Sigman was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. His catalogue includes over 800 songs written before his death at age 91.
"Arrivederci Roma"
"The All American Soldier"
"Answer Me"
"Ballerina"
"Buona Sera"
"Careless Hands"
"Civilization"
"Crazy He Calls Me"
"A Day In The Life Of A Fool"
"The Day The Rains Came" (1957)
"Ebb Tide"
"Enjoy Yourself" (1948)
"Fool"
"It's All In The Game"
"Music From Across The Way"
"My Heart Cries For You"
"Pennsylvania 6-5000" (collaboration with Glenn Miller)
"The Saddest Thing Of All"
"Shangri-La"
"Till"
"What Now My Love"
"Where Do I Begin (Love Story)"
"(Over And Over) The World We Knew"
"You're My World"

Leslie Kendall's version of "The Saddest Thing of All" (with Percy Faith's orchestra) is one of my all-time favorites. "Ebb Tide", and "My Heart Cries For You" are high on the list as well. Tommy Edwards' version of "It's All in the Game" is perhaps my favorite slow-dance song from high-school days. When I read titles, "Till", Where Do I Begin", "What Now My Love", "Answer Me" and "Arrivederci Roma", the melodies pop back into my brain like someone playing an old juke box.
So, who was Carl Sigman? He was a heck of a song writer and someone worth remembering.