Frank Silver was born on 8 September 1892 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. Frank was married to Vicky and Dora. Frank died on 14 June 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".