- Bob Hilliard
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Name = Bob Hilliard
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Birth_name = Bob Hilliard
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Born = 28 January 1918New York City, New York
Died = death date and age|1971|2|1|1918|1|28
Hollywood,California
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Occupation =Lyricist
Years_active = 1938 - 1971
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URL =Bob Hilliard (28 January 1918 [ [http://nfo.net/calendar/jan28.htm Nfo.net/calendar] ] - 1 February 1971 [http://www.itsnet.com/doc-rock/1970.html Itsnet.com/doc-rock] ] ) was an American
lyricist , born in New York.Career
After attending New York
secondary school s, Hilliard began work as alyricist onTin Pan Alley . Beginning in the 1930s through the 1950s, Hilliard co-wrote such hits as:-*"
A Poor Man's Roses (or a Rich Man's Gold) "
*"A Strawberry Moon"
*"Any Day Now"
*"Be My Life's Companion "
*"The Big Brass Band from Brazil"
*"Civilization" aka "Bongo, Bongo, Bongo"
*"The Coffee Song"
*"Dear Hearts and Gentle People "
*"Dearie "
*"Don't You Believe It"
*"Every Street's a Boulevard in Old New York"
*"How Do You Speak To An Angel?".
*"In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning "
*"Mexican Divorce"
*"Money Burns a Hole in My Pocket"
*"Please Stay"
*"Seven Little Girls (Sitting in the Back Seat)"
*"The Thousand Islands Song"
*"Tower of Strength"
*"(Why Did I Tell You I Was Going to) Shanghai "In the early 1960s, Hilliard had another success as joint composer of "
Our Day Will Come ". Thesong became a # 1 hit on theBillboard Hot 100 chart in 1963 forRuby & the Romantics .He also experienced success on Broadway with "Angel in the Wings" and "
Hazel Flagg ". However, he is probably most celebrated as the lyricist for thefilm score to "Alice in Wonderland". This included providing the words to the song - "I'm Late".Throughout his career, Hilliard collaborated with many
composer s and lyricists includingBurt Bacharach ,Carl Sigman ,Jule Styne ,Mort Garson , Sammy Mysels, Dick Sanford,Milton DeLugg , Philip Springer, Lee Pockriss andSammy Fain .Married to Jacqueline Dalya, [ [http://us.imdb.com/name/nm0198526/bio IMDb.com] ] Hilliard was inducted into the
Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1983.Bob Hilliard died, at the age of 53, in Hollywood,
California , on 1 February 1971.References
External links
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* [http://nfo.net/cal/th10.html Mini biography at Composers/Lyricists Database website]
* [http://wm04.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:3nftxqt5ldde~T1 Bob Hilliard biography] atAllmusic website
* [http://us.imdb.com/name/nm0384942/bio Biography] at IMDb
* [http://www.parsec-santa.com/music/BobHilliard.html Biography and songwriter credit listing]
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