December 6, 1896 - August 17, 1983
American lyricist
Songs included "They Can't Take That Away From Me" (for which he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1937), "Long Ago and Far Away" (for which he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1944) and "The Man That Got Away" (for which he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1954)
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