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Dorothy Fields

Actor, Writer, Additional Credits
Died March 28, 1974 (68 years)
Dorothy Fields 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.
Movies & Shows on Plex
  • Stage Door Canteen
  • Mr. Imperium
Known For
  • Swing Time
  • Annie Get Your Gun
  • Sweet Charity
  • Roberta
  • Ask Any Girl
  • Mexican Hayride
  • Father Takes a Wife
  • Texas Carnival
  • Up in Central Park
  • Mr. Imperium
  • Joy of Living

Filmography

1968
That Show with Joan Rivers (TV Series) · as Self
1952
Today (TV Series) · as Self - Panelist
1948
The Perry Como Show (TV Series) · as Self
1948
The Ed Sullivan Show (TV Series) · as Self

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