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Allan Roberts (songwriter)

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235:, specified that "Allan Roberts, a lyricist, died of a heart attack today at a local hospital. He was 62 years old." The obituary further notes that "is survivors include his widow, Molly, and two sons, Robert and Jeffery, all of Hollywood." 436: 426: 431: 294: 118: 381: 114: 87: 209: 201: 352: 186:, with whom he co-wrote "You're Never Too Old", "Every Baby Needs a Da Da Daddy" and other songs in the 1948 movie 122: 102: 27: 125:", "Angelina (The Waitress at the Pizzeria)", and "Invitation to the Blues", which he co-wrote with Fisher and 113:, and in 1944 the two began collaborating on songs. They found immediate success with such popular songs as " 278: 398:
Hallandale, Fla., Jan. 14 (UPI) Allan Roberts, a lyricist, died of a heart attack today at a local hospital.
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After Doris Fisher married in 1947 and retired from the entertainment industry, Roberts linked up with
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to a seven-year contract to supply songs for films. They had immediate success with the songs "
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obituary, which featured an age discrepancy and gave the location's name as
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Roberts died at a Florida hospital, at age 60. A notice in
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Songwriter Allan Roberts died in Hollywood, Fla., Jan 14
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Perry Como discography, "To Know You (Is to Love You)"
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Dennis McLellan, "Obituaries: Doris Fisher, 87...",
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Index

songwriter
Doris Fisher
the Mills Brothers
Ella Fitzgerald
the Ink Spots
Billie Holiday
the Andrews Sisters
Marilyn Monroe
Perry Como
Brooklyn
Broadway
Mike Todd
Irving Gordon
Alvin S. Kaufman
Me, Myself, and I
Billie Holiday
Benny Goodman
Doris Fisher
Tin Pan Alley
Fred Fisher
You Always Hurt the One You Love
Into Each Life Some Rain Must Fall
That Ole Devil Called Love
Arthur Gershwin
George
Ira Gershwin
Harry Cohn
Columbia Pictures
Hollywood
Amado Mio

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