Fred Wise (songwriter)
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Fred Wise | |
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| Born | May 27, 1915 New York City,New York,U.S. |
| Died | January 18, 1966(aged 50) New York City,New York,U.S. |
| Occupation | Lyricist |
Fred Wise(May 27, 1915 – January 18, 1966)[1]was the co-writer of the lyrics to the1948song "'A' — You're Adorable"withBuddy KayeandSid Lippman.[2]He subsequently wrote many of the songs sung byElvis Presleyin hismovies.Wise attendedColumbia universityand graduated in 1935. He was of Jewish descent.[3]
Many of his songs were collaborations withKay TwomeyandBen Weisman,sometimes with additional collaborators. (see "Wooden Heart"and"In the Beginning.")
Selected songs
[edit]References
[edit]- ^"Fred Wise".Oxford Reference.Retrieved2020-08-03.
- ^Jasen, David A. (2013-10-15).A Century of American Popular Music.Routledge.ISBN978-1-135-35271-4.
- ^"Jewish Songwriters".jewprom.50webs.
Further reading
[edit]- Larkin, Colin, ed. (2006). "Wise, Fred".The Encyclopedia of Popular Music(4th ed.). New York: MUZE.ISBN978-0-19-531373-4.OCLC70062973.
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