Ben Raleigh

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Ben Raleigh (June 16, 1913, New York - February 26, 1997, Hollywood) is lyricist responsible for a number of major hits, including "Dungaree Doll", "Wonderful, Wonderful", "She's a Fool”, "Laughing on the Outside (Crying on the Inside)", “Love is a Hurtin' Thing”, “Tell Laura I Love Her” and "That's How Heartaches Are Made".^[1] His songs were recorded by artists such as Eddie Fisher, Nat King Cole, Johnny Mathis, Aretha Franklin, Bobby Darin, Dinah Shore, Lou Rawls. "Tell Laura I Love Her" reached #1 in the UK in 1960. "Laughing on the Outside (Crying on the Inside)" peaked at #3 in the United States in 1946.

Raleigh composed the theme song to Scooby Doo, "Scooby-Doo, Where Are You". Hanna-Barbera attempted to buy him out, but he declined and chose a royalty instead.

He died in a kitchen fire in his home in Los Angeles in 1997.

References

↑ Ben Raleigh, song list at Second Hand Songs, retrieved April 4, 2013

External links

Ben Raleigh at the Internet Movie Database

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Name	Raleigh, Ben
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Short description	American lyricist
Date of birth	June 16, 1913
Place of birth
Date of death	February 26, 1997
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