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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.
Dorothy Fields 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 team of Weber and 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. She was born into a show business family.
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.
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.
Jun 23, 2021 · Dorothy Fields (1905–1974) was a prolific and influential songwriter and lyricist for musicals, films, and revues. She collaborated with composers such as Jerome Kern, Irving Berlin, and Cy Coleman, and won an Oscar for "The Way You Look Tonight."
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.
