Mack Gordon | |
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Background information | |
Birth name | Morris Gittler |
Also known as | Mack Gordon |
Born | June 24, 1904 |
Origin | Warsaw, Poland |
Died | February 28, 1959 New York City | (aged 54)
Occupation | lyricist |
Mack Gordon (born Morris Gittler; June 21, 1904 – February 28, 1959)[1] was an American lyricist for the stage and film. He was nominated for the best original song Oscar nine times in 11 years, including five consecutive years between 1940 and 1944, and won the award once, for "You'll Never Know".[2] That song, along with "The More I See You," has proved among his most enduring, and remains popular in films and television commercials to this day. "At Last" is another of his best-known songs.