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Dorothy Fields (July 15, 1904 [1] – March 28, 1974) was an American librettist and lyricist. She wrote more than 400 songs for Broadway musicals and films.
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.
6 days ago · 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.
Dorothy Fields wrote over 400 songs between 1928 and 1973. This part of the site aims to list all the songs Fields wrote in a choice of formats - in alphabetical or chronological order. It makes extensive use of the work of Ken Bloom, creator of Hollywood Song and American Song.
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 wrote The Way You Look Tonight, Nobody Does It Like Me, On the Sunny Side of the Street, I'm in the Mood for Love and other songs.
Dorothy Fields, daughter of vaudeville star Lew Fields (of Weber & Fields) started writing songs for Tin Pan Alley and Broadway in the 1920s, in spite of the fact, that her first Broadway show was a flop. From the 30s on she also worked for Hollywood with her partner, composer Jimmy McHugh.
