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Fields died of a heart attack on March 28, 1974, at the age of 69. The New York Times reported "Dorothy Fields, the versatile songwriter whose career spanned nearly 50 years, died of a heart attack last night at her home here." She was the sister of writers Herbert and Joseph 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.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
In the course of a remarkably long career, with successes from the 1920s all the way into the 1970s, Dorothy Fields wrote some of the most enduring lyrics of the golden age of the American popular song.
Dorothy Fields was a prolific songwriter who wrote over 400 songs between 1928 and 1973. This site lists her songs and provides information on recordings, lyrics and performances.
Learn about Dorothy Fields (1904-1974), one of the great Broadway lyricists who wrote over 400 songs for revues, films and shows. Find out her best-known standards, a new CD of her songs and more news and events.
Dorothy Fields (1904-1974) was one of the great Broadway lyricists, who wrote popular songs for revues, films and shows for nearly 50 years. The hallmarks of her work are a touching simplicity of expression and a gift for matching the rhythms of colloquial speech to music.
Dorothy Fields was the only woman to achieve wide acclaim as a songwriter during the 'golden age' of popular song in the first half of the 20th century. She held her own against great male lyricists like Johnny Mercer and Ira Gershwin, and she was the first woman to be elected into the Songwriter's Hall of Fame.
