Music by
Jimmy McHugh and lyrics by
Harold Adamson
Harold Adamson Music and Chappell & Co. Inc.
Harold Adamson (10
December 1906 - 17 August 1980) was an American lyricist during the
1930s and 1940s. Born in Greenville, New Jersey, Adamson began writing
songs and poetry as a teenager, but was initially more interested in an
acting career. He studied acting at the University of Kansas and
Harvard, but ultimately entered into a songwriting contract with MGM in
1933. He wrote many popular and successful songs, including the theme
song for the hit television show I Love Lucy. He was nominated for five
Academy Award Nominations for his work writing lyrics for original
scores for movies. He endured polio as a youngster which limited the use
of his right hand throughout his life. Adamson died in Beverly Hills,
California.Harold Adamson was
inducted into the Songwriters' Hall of Fame in 1972.
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