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Dorothy Fields

1904 - 1974

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Dorothy Fields (July 15, 1904 – March 28, 1974) was an American librettist and lyricist. She wrote more than 400 songs for Broadway musicals and films. Her best-known pieces include "The Way You Look Tonight" (1936), "A Fine Romance" (1936), "On the Sunny Side of the Street" (1930), "Don't Blame Me" (1948), "Pick Yourself Up" (1936), "I'm in the Mood for Love" (1935), "You Couldn't Be Cuter" (1938) and "Big Spender" (1966). Throughout her career, she collaborated with various influential figures in the American musical theater, including Jerome Kern, Cy Coleman, Irving Berlin, and Jimmy McHugh. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Dorothy Fields is the 2,474th most popular musician (down from 2,463rd in 2019), the 13,697th most popular biography from United States (down from 13,347th in 2019) and the 1,023rd most popular American Musician.

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Among musicians, Dorothy Fields ranks 2,474 out of 3,175. Before her are Kang Min-hyuk, Bela B., Joe Duplantier, Ginger Fish, Kenny Chesney, and Bob Gaudio. After her are Edward Maya, Brett Gurewitz, Diana Hajiyeva, Floyd Cramer, Jeff Waters, and Nigel Olsson.

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Among people born in 1904, Dorothy Fields ranks 355. Before her are Selwyn Lloyd, Hilda James, Virginia Brown Faire, Milburn Stone, Patrick Kavanagh, and Charles R. Drew. After her are George Formby, Anders Lange, Alice White, Gwen Lee, James T. Farrell, and MacKinlay Kantor. Among people deceased in 1974, Dorothy Fields ranks 259. Before her are Harry Carney, Ilona Massey, Tina Brooks, Mary Forbes, Vlasta Děkanová, and Gabriel Thorstensen. After her are Eric Linklater, Anders Lange, John Crowe Ransom, Norman Kirk, Ernest Gruening, and Johnny Mack Brown.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Dorothy Fields ranks 13,701 out of 20,380. Before her are Danielle Panabaker (1987), Henry Heth (1825), Steve Huffman (1983), Rivers Cuomo (1970), Nick Diaz (1983), and Ernest Moniz (1944). After her are Don LaFontaine (1940), Ashley Laurence (1966), David Chokachi (1968), Walt Faulkner (1918), Catherine Asaro (1955), and Gian-Carlo Coppola (1963).

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Among musicians born in United States, Dorothy Fields ranks 1,023. Before her are Bob Wills (1905), Glen Benton (1967), Sandy West (1959), Ginger Fish (1965), Kenny Chesney (1968), and Bob Gaudio (1942). After her are Brett Gurewitz (1962), Floyd Cramer (1933), Joey Baron (1955), Josh Dun (1988), Chuck Leavell (1952), and Christina Perri (1986).

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