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On the Sunny Side of the Street: The Life and Lyrics of Dorothy Fields

By (author) Deborah Grace Winer






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The untold story of a great American songwriter

Dorothy Fields wrote the lyrics for over 400 songs, among them I'm in the Mood for Love , On the Sunny Side of the Street , A Fine Romance , and The Way You Look Tonight . She lent her talents to such shows as Sweet Charity and Annie Get Your Gun and to over thirty films, Swing Time and Roberta among them. She collaborated with Jerome Kern and wrote lyrics for the house revues at the Cotton Club in its heyday.
-- Untold story of the only woman to achieve major success as a songwriter during the golden age of the American musical
-- Glimpse of showbiz life in New York and Hollywood, from the roaring twenties to the sixties and seventies.
-- Includes some of Fields's finest lyrics

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Normally shipped | Enquiries only
Publisher | Omnibus Press
Published date | 11 Nov 1997
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Format | Paperback
Pages | 288
Dimensions | 240 x 165 x 23mm (L x W x H)
Weight | 543g
ISBN | 978-0-0286-4730-2
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BISAC | biography & autobiography / composers & musicians


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