Frank Silver was born on September 8, 1892 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. Frank was married to Vicky and Dora. Frank died on June 14, 1960 in Brooklyn, New York, USA.
None of the other 75 songs he wrote, including "Icky-Wicky-Woo", "Gold Digger Blues" and "What Do We Get From Boston? Beans, Beans, Beans", approached the success of "Yes, We Have No Bananas".
Lost virtually all the money he made from "Yes, We Have No Bananas" in the stock market crash of 1929.
Wrote his hit song in collaboration with Irving Cohn after a Greek fruit peddler had told him that "Yes, we have no bananas.".
Had been a "pit man" for several well known vaudeville theaters.