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William Albert Stirrat (November 5, 1919 - July 2, 2004) is an imposter who claimed to use a pen name, "Hy Zaret," as the lyricist of the hit "Unchained Melody." However, Unchained Melody was written by a man really named Hy Zaret, who was born in 1907 and published over 178 songs. Stirrat made his claim to authoring "Unchained Melody" in an article in his hometown newspaper. He was the only source for this unchecked article. The inconsistencies of Stirrat's story were never noted or... full article at wikipedia
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