Webster, Paul Francis

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Paul Francis Webster was born in New York in 1907. He attended New York and Cornell Universities, where he majored in journalism and philosophy. After serving some time in the Merchant Marines, he returned to the United States where his first song lyrics were published in 1930. He wrote many award-winning international song hits, both for singers such as Doris Day and Bing Crosby, and for Hollywood productions. He collaborated with such composers as Oscar Straus, Rudolph Friml, Duke Ellington, and Hoagy Carmichael. He is the author of the story "Hoar Prentiss" and the book "The Children's Music Box."

From the guide to the Paul Francis Webster Papers, 1930-1967, (Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Libraries)
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referencedIn Johnny Green papers, 1920-1991. Harvard Theater Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University
referencedIn Johnny Green additional papers, 1923-1989. Harvard Theater Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University
creatorOf Carmichael, Hoagy, 1899-1981. Follow the swallow to hideaway hollow [sound recording] : [from] Fred Waring show (WNBC) / [Hoagy Carmichael, music ; Paul Francis Webster, lyrics]. Indiana University, Archives of Traditional Music
referencedIn Leo Reisman collection of sound recordings [sound recording], 1932-1948 The New York Public Library. Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound.
creatorOf Tiomkin, Dimitri, 1894-1979. The green leaves of summer / music by Dimitri Tiomkin ; lyric by Paul Francis Webster ; orig. version and arrangement by W. Kasura. University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign
creatorOf Jurmann, Walter, 1903-1971. Windy city; a musical play, by Philip Yordan, with lyrics by Paul Francis Webster. New York Public Library System, NYPL
referencedIn Jo Mielziner papers, 1903-1976 The New York Public Library. Billy Rose Theatre Division.
creatorOf Paul Francis Webster Papers, 1930-1967 Syracuse University. Library. Special Collections Research Center
creatorOf Webster, Paul Francis. Someday soon [sound recording] / [adaptation by] Webster, Carmichael ; [original music by] Bix Beiderbeck[e]. Indiana University, Archives of Traditional Music
creatorOf Carmichael, Hoagy, 1899-1981. Watermelon weather [sound recording] / music [by] Hoagy Carmichael ; lyric[s by] Paul Francis Webster. Indiana University, Archives of Traditional Music
creatorOf Webster, Paul Francis. Correspondence with Theodore Dreiser, 1926. University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library
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associatedWith Carmichael, Hoagy, 1899-1981. person
associatedWith Green, Johnny, 1908-1989 person
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associatedWith Reisman, Leo, 1897-1961 person
associatedWith Tiomkin, Dimitri, 1894-1979. person
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