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"Let Me Be Your Sugar Baby" is a song written by Artie Malvin.[ when? ]

The song inspired the Broadway musical, Sugar Babies , for which Malvin received a Tony Award nomination. [1] This song also inspired the name for the iconic Sugar Babies candy that was originally developed in 1935. [2]

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References

  1. Valerie J. Nelson (June 26, 2006). "Arthur Malvin, 83; Lyricist, Composer Won Two Emmys". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved September 1, 2011.
  2. Smith, Andrew (March 2007). The Oxford Companion to American Food and Drink. New York, New York: Oxford University Press. pp.  591. ISBN   978-0-19-530796-2.