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Name
  
Ralph Freed

Role
  
Television producer

Nieces
  
Barbara Saltzman


Died
  
February 13, 1973, Los Angeles, California, United States

Siblings
  
Arthur Freed, Patty Fisher, Walter Freed

Nominations
  
Academy Award for Best Original Song

Music director
  
The Opposite Sex, Tower of London, I Stole a Million

Similar People
  
Burton Lane, Arthur Freed, Johnny Noble, Jerry Livingston, Leleiohoku II

Ralph Freed (1 May 1907, Vancouver - February 13, 1973) was an American lyricst and television producer.

Freed's collaborators included Sammy Fain and Harry Barris. With Burton Lane, Freed wrote "How About You?" for the Judy Garland and Mickey Rooney musical Babes on Broadway. The song received an Academy Award nomination for Best Song at the 15th Academy Awards.

Freed was the brother of Ruth, Walter, and Arthur Freed.

Notable songs

  • "How About You?"
  • "Little Dutch Mill"
  • "Who Walks in When I Walk Out?"
  • "Mama Don't Allow It"
  • "You Leave Me Breathless"
  • "Just the Way You Are"
  • "Hawaiian War Chant"
  • "Adios Amigo"
  • "I Thought of You Last Night"
  • References

    Ralph Freed Wikipedia