Dorothy Fields

Dorothy Fields (July 15, 1905 – March 28, 1974) was an American librettist and lyricist. She wrote over 400 songs for Broadway musicals and films. 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. Fields was born in Allenhurst, New Jersey, and grew up in New York City. Her father, Lew Fields, an immigrant from Poland, was a vaudeville comedian an... More

Date of birth:

  • Jul 15, 1905

Date of death:

  • Mar 28, 1974 (age 68 years)

Place Musical Career Began:

Also known as:

  • Fields, Dorothy,
  • Dorothy

People

Country of nationality:

Gender:

Parents:

Children:

Spouse (or domestic partner):

Spouse From To Type of union
  • Jul 15, 1939
  • Mar 24, 1958
  • 1924
  • 1932
View entire collection »

Places lived:

Place of death:

top ↑

Film

Film writing credits:

Film Story Credits:

top ↑ top ↑

Author

top ↑

Award Winner

Awards Won:

Year Award Award Winner Winning work
  • 1936

Academy Award for Best Original Song Winners

top ↑ top ↑

We can also tell you Dorothy Fields is a…

If you know more about Dorothy Fields, you can add more facts here »

These people have edited this topic:

Edit this topic
Edit and Show details

Add or delete facts, download data in JSON or RDF formats, and explore topic metadata.

Freebase Logo
What is Freebase?

Freebase is a huge collection of facts, built by people like you. Freebase connects facts in ways other sites can't, giving you new ways to explore millions of subjects.
You can help improve it!