Mort Dixon

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Mort Dixon
Born	(1892-03-20)March 20, 1892
Origin	New York City, U.S.A.
Died	March 23, 1956(1956-03-23) (aged 64) Bronxville, New York, U.S.A.
Occupations	Lyricist
Years active	1920's–1930's
Associated acts	Ray Henderson, Harry Warren, Harry M. Woods, Allie Wrubel

Mort Dixon (March 20, 1892 – March 23, 1956) was a noted lyricist.

Biography

Born in New York, Dixon began writing songs in the early 1920s, and was active into the 1930s. He achieved success with his first published effort, 1923's "That Old Gang of Mine". His chief composer collaborators were Ray Henderson, Harry Warren, Harry M. Woods and Allie Wrubel.

Among his lyrics are: "That Old Gang Of Mine" (1921), "Bye Bye Blackbird" (1926), "I'm Looking Over a Four Leaf Clover" (1927), "Nagasaki" (1928), "Would You Like to Take a Walk?" (1930), "I Found a Million Dollar Baby", "You're My Everything", and "River, Stay 'Way from My Door" (1931), "Flirtation Walk" and "Mr and Mrs is the Name" (1934) and "The Lady in Red" (1935).

Dixon is a member of the Songwriters Hall of Fame. He died in Bronxville, New York.

External links

Mort Dixon at the Internet Movie Database
Mort Dixon at the Songwriters Hall of Fame

Authority control	WorldCat VIAF: 16319968 LCCN: n88132362 ISNI: 0000 0000 7357 2369

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Name	Dixon, Mort
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Date of birth	March 20, 1892
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Date of death	March 23, 1956
Place of death	Bronxville, New York, U.S.A.

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