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MUSICIAN

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 342,074 page views. Her biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Dorothy Fields is the 2,351st most popular musician (down from 2,125th in 2019), the 12,551st most popular biography from United States (down from 11,130th in 2019) and the 990th most popular American Musician.

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  • 37.07

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  • 17

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  • 1.68

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  • 3.59

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Dorothy Fields ranks 2,351 out of 2,662Before her are Femi Kuti, Grace VanderWaal, Dr. Luke, Josh Dun, Faust, and Paulo Jr.. After her are Dweezil Zappa, Sergey Shnurov, Rafał Blechacz, John Newman, Luka Šulić, and Rick Savage.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1904, Dorothy Fields ranks 324Before her are Steven Geray, Gwen Lee, Anders Lange, K. L. Saigal, Selwyn Lloyd, and Jennison Heaton. After her are James T. Farrell, MacKinlay Kantor, Jerry Colonna, and Fernando Lopez. Among people deceased in 1974, Dorothy Fields ranks 234Before her are Charles Rosher, Gabriel Thorstensen, Edna Best, Anders Lange, Patricia Collinge, and Ken Myers. After her are Eric Linklater, John Crowe Ransom, and Norman Kirk.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Dorothy Fields ranks 12,551 out of 18,182Before her are Retta (1970), Allison Schmitt (1990), Andrew Shue (1967), Marc Shaiman (1959), Conrad Vernon (1968), and Jamal Crawford (1980). After her are Bob Graham (1936), Serenity (1969), Adele Goldstine (1920), Pat Roberts (1936), Ronald J. Grabe (1945), and John Eaton (1790).

Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Dorothy Fields ranks 990Before her are Alex Webster (1969), Al Pitrelli (1962), David Vincent (1965), Grace VanderWaal (2004), Dr. Luke (1973), and Josh Dun (1988). After her are Dweezil Zappa (1969), Mike Watt (1957), Debbie Cameron (1958), Shawn Lane (1963), Joanna Newsom (1982), and Robin Finck (1971).