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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.
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 (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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Jul 15, 2020 · Learn about the life and legacy of Dorothy Fields, one of the first and most successful female songwriters in America. She wrote more than 400 songs, including classics like "On the Sunny Side of the Street" and "The Way You Look Tonight".
Dorothy Fields. Songwriter. A Fields lyric is always meticulously crafted yet retains the easy fresh natural flow of colloquial speech. Her language is precisely the language a person would use expressing a feeling, even if it weren't sung or rhymed - yet the rhyme schemes are scrupulous and the structures impeccable.
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.
Oct 30, 2017 · Of those non-performing songwriters is Dorothy Fields, one of the few women included in The Great American Songbook and one of the most prolific contributors to classic American music.
