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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 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2024). Dorothy Fields is the 2,495th most popular musician (down from 2,462nd in 2024), the 13,761st most popular biography from United States (down from 13,343rd in 2019) and the 1,028th most popular American Musician.

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Among musicians, Dorothy Fields ranks 2,493 out of 3,175. Before her are Joe Duplantier, Ginger Fish, Kenny Chesney, and Bob Gaudio. After her are Edward Maya, Brett Gurewitz, Kim Shattuck, Diana Hajiyeva, Floyd Cramer, Jeff Waters, Nigel Olsson, and Joey Baron.

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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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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Dorothy Fields ranks 1,028. Before her are Glen Benton (1967), Sandy West (1959), Brent Hinds (1974), Ginger Fish (1965), Kenny Chesney (1968), and Bob Gaudio (1942). After her are Brett Gurewitz (1962), Kim Shattuck (1963), Floyd Cramer (1933), Joey Baron (1955), Josh Dun (1988), and Chuck Leavell (1952).

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