Leigh, Carolyn
Biographical notes:
Carolyn Leigh, lyricist, was born 21 August 1926 in New York.
She wrote lyrics for the Broadway shows PETER PAN, WILDCAT, HOW NOW DOW JONES, and LITTLE ME and for a tribute to labor commissioned by the U.S. Dept. of Labor, SOMETHING TO DO. She also wrote for television and numerous popular songs including "Young at Heart" and "Firefly". Ms. Leigh died in New York in 1983 and was inducted posthumously into the Song Writers' Hall of Fame in 1985. Among her principal collaborators were Cy Coleman, Mark 'Moose' Charlap, John Richards, Philip Springer, Elmer Bernstein, Morton Gould, and Lee Pockriss.
From the description of Papers, 1944-1985. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122615765
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- Musicals
- Musical theater
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- Lyricists
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- United States (as recorded)
