Born Saul Kaplan in Brooklyn, NY; educated at the NYU School of Commerce. Composer, songwriter ("Bei Mir Bist Du Schon", "Until the Real Thing Comes Along", "Anniversary Song"), pianist, conductor, arranger, author and producer. As a young man he joined an orchestra as pianist, and Sammy Cahn was in that orchestra as a violinist. He joined ASCAP in 1936, and came to Hollywood in 1941. His chief musical collaborators included Sammy Cahn and Johnny Mercer. His other popular-song compositions include "Rhythm Is Our Business" (the Jimmy Lunceford theme), "Shoe Shine Boy", "Rhythm In My Nursery Rhymes", "Please Be Kind", "If It's the Last Thing I Do", "Joseph, Joseph", "Posin'", "Dedicated to You", "Inspiration", "Tell Me Why", "You Wonderful You", and "Pipes of Pan". His associate producer credits include LES GIRLS (1957), MERRY ANDREW (1958), CAN-CAN (1960), WEST SIDE STORY (1961), THE SOUND OF MUSIC (1965) and MAN OF LA MANCHA (1972). He produced I COULD GO ON SINGING (1963), STAR! (1968) and THAT'S ENTERTAINMENT, PART II (1976). Chaplin's daughter Judy married Broadway producer Harold Prince.  Music Scoring Awards (Scoring of a Musical Picture) 1951: AN AMERICAN IN PARIS (w. Johnny Green)  Nominated for Music Scoring Awards (Scoring of a Musical Picture) 1953: KISS ME KATE (w. André Previn)  Music Scoring Awards (Scoring of a Musical Picture) 1954: SEVEN BRIDES FOR SEVEN BROTHERS (w. Adolph Deutsch)  Nominated for Music Scoring Awards (Scoring of a Musical Picture) 1956: HIGH SOCIETY (w. Johnny Green)  Music Scoring Awards (Scoring of a Musical Picture) 1961: WEST SIDE STORY (w. Johnny Green, Sid Ramin & Irwin Kostal) 5 nominations, 3 Awards