Sunny Skylar (October 11, 1913 – February 2, 2009) was an American composer, singer, lyricist, and music publisher. He was born Selig Sidney Shaftel in Brooklyn, New York, one of four children, to Sarah and Jacob Shaftel (or Schaftel), Jewish immigrants from Russia.
Sunny Skylar (October 11, 1913 – February 2, 2009) was a renowned American musician who excelled as a composer, vocalist, lyricist, and music entrepreneur. Born Selig Sidney Shaftel in Brooklyn, New York, to Sarah and Jacob Shaftel, he was the fourth of four children from Russian Jewish immigrant parents.