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Dorothy Fields

1904 - 1974

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Dorothy Fields (July 15, 1904 – March 28, 1974) 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). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Dorothy Fields has received more than 338,428 page views. Her biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Dorothy Fields is the 2,459th most popular musician (down from 2,342nd in 2019), the 13,338th most popular biography from United States (down from 12,522nd in 2019) and the 1,019th most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 340k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 39.18

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.90

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.49

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Dorothy Fields by language

Over the past year Dorothy Fields has had the most page views in the with 39,305 views, followed by Persian (1,586), and German (1,442). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Southern Azerbaijani (46.88%), Catalan (39.25%), and Hebrew (33.96%)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Dorothy Fields ranks 2,459 out of 3,175. Before her are Sander van Doorn, Perry Farrell, Tom Robinson, Sébastien Tellier, Stan Bush, and Jeff Young. After her are Don Was, DJ Lethal, Ray Luzier, Jewel, Christina Perri, and Carlos Núñez Muñoz.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1904, Dorothy Fields ranks 358. Before her are Mike Bookie, Libby Holman, MacKinlay Kantor, Jennison Heaton, Gwen Lee, and Alfred Lindley. After her are K. L. Saigal, Johnny Mack Brown, H. Beam Piper, James T. Farrell, Hilda James, and Jerry Colonna. Among people deceased in 1974, Dorothy Fields ranks 261. Before her are Ilona Massey, Eric Linklater, Maureen Gardner, Jim Bausch, Ernest Gruening, and Bill Aston. After her are Norman Kirk, Johnny Mack Brown, John Crowe Ransom, Barbara Jo Allen, Margaret Morse Nice, and Pamela Britton.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Dorothy Fields ranks 13,338 out of 20,380. Before her are Dan McKee (1951), Kyle Secor (1957), Courtney Ford (1978), Brooklyn Decker (1987), Camila Mendes (1994), and Béla Fleck (1958). After her are Bayard Taylor (1825), Julia Phillips (1944), Peter Welch (1947), Gary Valentine (1961), Dick Van Arsdale (1943), and Marguerite Churchill (1910).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Dorothy Fields ranks 1,019. Before her are Earl Palmer (1924), Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis (1922), Tony Alva (1957), Perry Farrell (1959), Stan Bush (1953), and Jeff Young (1962). After her are Don Was (1952), Ray Luzier (1970), Jewel (1974), Christina Perri (1986), Derrick May (1963), and Jeff Loomis (1971).

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