Dorothy Fields

Dorothy Fields

Music DepartmentWriterActress
Born
July 15, 1905
Died
March 28, 1974
Awards
1 wins, 2 nominations

Dorothy Fields, daughter of vaudeville star Lew Fields (of Weber & Fields) started writing songs for Tin Pan Alley and Broadway in the 1920s, in spite of the fact, that her first Broadway show was a flop. From the 30s on she also worked for Hollywood with her partner, composer Jimmy McHugh. She won…

Biography

Dorothy Fields, daughter of vaudeville star Lew Fields (of Weber & Fields) started writing songs for Tin Pan Alley and Broadway in the 1920s, in spite of the fact, that her first Broadway show was a flop. From the 30s on she also worked for Hollywood with her partner, composer Jimmy McHugh. She won an Oscar for the song "The Way You Look Tonight" from Swing Time (1936), which she had written with Jerome Kern. She has at least one child, David Lahm.

Actress

Stage Door CanteenStage Door Canteen(1943)as Dorothy Fields

Self

The Joan Rivers ShowThe Joan Rivers Show(1968)as Self
TodayToday(1952)as Self - Panelist
The Perry Como ShowThe Perry Como Show(1948)as Self
Night Beat(1956)as Self - songwriter
Strike It RichStrike It Rich(1951)as Lyricist, Self - Guest Star

Known for

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Dorothy FieldsSunset Carson, Katharine Cornell, Dorothy Fields, Aline MacMahon, and Lon McCallister in Stage Door Canteen (1943)