Biography
Dorothy Fields (July 15, 1904 – March 28, 1974) was an American librettist and lyricist. She wrote over 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. Along with Ann Ronell, Dana Suesse, Bernice Petkere, and Kay Swift, she was one of the first successful Tin Pan Alley and Hollywood female songwriters.
Filmography
all 27
Movies 26
Writer 10
self 2
TV Shows 1
Sweet Charity (1969)
Ask Any Girl (1959)
Lovely to Look At (1952)
Texas Carnival (1951)
Mr. Imperium (1951)
Stage Door Canteen (1943)
Swing Time (1936)
The Nitwits (1935)
Roberta (1935)
Dancing Lady (1933)
Flying High (1931)
Love in the Rough (1930)
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Known ForWriting
GenderFemale
Birthday1905-07-15
Deathday1974-03-28 (68 years old)
Birth PlaceAllenhurst, New Jersey, USA
FatherLew Fields
SiblingsJoseph Fields, Herbert Fields
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
AwardsAcademy Award for Best Original Song
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