Bob Hilliard
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Hilliard Goldsmith |
| Born |
January 28, 1918 New York City, New York, United States |
| Died | February 1, 1971 (aged 53) Hollywood, California, United States |
| Occupation(s) | Lyricist |
| Years active | Mid 1940s–1971 |
| Associated acts | Carl Sigman |
Bob Hilliard (January 28, 1918 – February 1, 1971) was an American lyricist. He wrote the words for the songs: "Alice in Wonderland," "In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning," "Any Day Now," "Dear Hearts and Gentle People," "Our Day Will Come," "My Little Corner of the World," ″Tower of Strength″ and "Seven Little Girls (Sitting in the Back Seat)."
Born named Hilliard Goldsmith in New York City, New York, and after attending secondary school, (the man popularly called) Bob Hilliard began work as a lyricist in Tin Pan Alley. At the age of 28 he wrote the song "The Coffee Song," his first successful work. During his Broadway years, Hilliard wrote successful scores for both Angel in the Wings (1947) and Hazel Flagg (1953). He also worked as lyricist of the film score for Alice in Wonderland (1951). This included providing the words to the theme song "I'm Late" and the unused Cheshire Cat song "I'm Odd." The 1954 comedy film Living It Up included his songs "Money Burns a Hole in My Pocket" and "That's What I Like."
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