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   Dorothy Fields (July 15, 1904 – March 28, 1974) was an American librettist and lyricist. ... In 1926, Fields met the popular song composer J. Fred Coots, who ...

   • Spouse: Eli Lahm (married 1939)
   • Parent: Lew Fields

   • Occupation: Lyricist

2. www.britannica.com › biography › Dorothy-FieldsDorothy Fields | Broadway Lyricist, Composer & Librettist

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   Apr 24, 2024 · Dorothy Fields (born July 15, 1905, Allenhurst, N.J., U.S.—died March 28, 1974, New York, N.Y.) was an American songwriter who collaborated with a number of Broadway’s top composers during the heyday of American musical theatre, producing the lyrics for many classic shows. Fields was the daughter of Lew M. Fields of the vaudeville comedy ...

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   Who is Dorothy Fields?

   • Dorothy Fields (born July 15, 1905, Allenhurst, N.J., U.S.—died March 28, 1974, New York, N.Y.) was an American songwriter who collaborated with a number of Broadway’s top composers during the heyday of American musical theatre, producing the lyrics for many classic shows.

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   What songs did Dorothy Fields write?

   • Dorothy Fields wrote songs for a wide variety of musicals that became classics of American culture, from “Hey Big Spender” to “A Fine Romance” and “The Way You Look Tonight,” which won an Academy Award in 1936. In 1971, when the Songwriters’ Hall of Fame held its first annual nominations, Dorothy Fields was the only woman named to the ballot.

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   When did Dorothy Fields die?

   • They collaborated again on the 1973 musical Seesaw. Dorothy Fields died in. New York City on March 28, 1974. She was THE woman songwriter. The marvelous thing about the way Dorothy wrote is that her lyrics were inventive without being tricky. She could do it--but she never compromised her direct, fresh manner of expressing a thought.

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   Who did Dorothy Fields collaborate with?

   • Although she wrote lyrics for songs in at least twenty-five films, Dorothy Fields’s most famous Hollywood collaboration was with composer Jerome Kern, to whom she referred as her idol. She was working at RKO Studios when the producer of the movie version of Roberta gave her a melody Kern had added to the score.

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4. www.songhall.org › profile › Dorothy_FieldsDorothy Fields | Songwriters Hall of Fame

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   Dorothy Fields died in. New York City on March 28, 1974. She was THE woman songwriter. The marvelous thing about the way Dorothy wrote is that her lyrics were inventive without being tricky. She could do it--but she never compromised her direct, fresh manner of expressing a thought. Betty Comden, foreword "On the Sunny Side of the Street: The ...

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   Fields, Dorothy (July 15, 1905 – Mar. 28, 1974), lyricist and librettist, was born in Allenhurst, N.J., the daughter of Lew M. Fields and Rose Harris. Her father, born Lewis Maurice Schoenfeld ...

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7. americansongwriter.com › legends-dorothy-fieldsLegends of Songwriting: Dorothy Fields - American Songwriter

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   Jul 15, 2020 · She was one of the very first professional female songwriters in America, and one of the most successful ever. When she died at the age of 68 in 1974, she had written more than 400 songs. Among ...

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   Fields, Dorothy (1904–1974)American lyricist for stage and screen who was the first woman to win an Academy Award for Best Song. Born on July 15, 1904 (some sources cite 1905) in Allenhurst, New Jersey; died on March 28, 1974, after suffering a stroke at her home in New York City; daughter of Lew Fields (Lewis Maurice Schanfield) and Rose (Harris) Fields; sister of Herbert Source for ...

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10. jwa.org › encyclopedia › articleDorothy Fields | Jewish Women's Archive

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    Jun 23, 2021 · Dorothy Fields wrote songs for a wide variety of musicals that became classics of American culture, from “Hey Big Spender” to “A Fine Romance” and “The Way You Look Tonight,” which won an Academy Award in 1936. In 1971, when the Songwriters’ Hall of Fame held its first annual nominations, Dorothy Fields was the only woman named to the ballot.