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Lee Adams(I)

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Best known for his songs for "Bye Bye Birdie", but also a prolific composer for Broadway's "All American", "Golden Boy", and "It's a Bird ... It's a Plane ... It's Superman", and off-Broadway revues "The Littlest Revue" and "Shoestring '57". He was educated at Ohio State University (BA), and Columbia Grad. School of Journalism (M.Sc.J). He wrote summer-camp shows at Green Mansions. His song credits include "The Arts", "Put On a Happy Face", "The Telephone Hour", "One Boy", "A Lot of Livin' To Do", "Kids", "How Lovely to Be a Woman", "Once Upon a Time", "What A Country", "Night Life", "Night Song", "I Want to Be With You", "Lorna's Here", "While The City Sleeps", "Yes I Can", and "You've Got Possibilities".
BornAugust 14, 1924
BornAugust 14, 1924
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  • Won 1 Primetime Emmy
    • 2 wins total

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Robert Downey Jr., Hope Davis, Anton Yelchin, Kat Dennings, and Tyler Hilton in Charlie Bartlett (2007)
Charlie Bartlett
6.9
  • Soundtrack("Those Were the Days (Theme from All in the Family)")
  • 2007
Vanessa Williams, Jason Alexander, and Marc Kudisch in Bye Bye Birdie (1995)
Bye Bye Birdie
5.9
TV Movie
  • Music Department
  • 1995
Tom Hanks and Meryl Streep in The Post (2017)
The Post
7.2
  • Soundtrack("Put on a Happy Face")
  • 2017
Matthew McConaughey in Edtv (1999)
Edtv
6.1
  • Soundtrack("A Lot Of Livin' To Do")
  • 1999

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  • Vanessa Williams, Jason Alexander, and Marc Kudisch in Bye Bye Birdie (1995)
    Bye Bye Birdie
    • lyrics
    • TV Movie
    • 1995
  • Martin Balsam, Carroll O'Connor, Danielle Brisebois, and Jean Stapleton in Archie Bunker's Place (1979)
    Archie Bunker's Place
    • composer: opening theme
    • TV Series
    • 1979–1983
  • Rob Reiner, Sally Struthers, Carroll O'Connor, and Jean Stapleton in All in the Family (1971)
    All in the Family
    • composer: opening theme "Those Were the Days"
    • composer: opening theme
    • TV Series
    • 1971–1979
  • When Things Were Rotten (1975)
    When Things Were Rotten
    • lyricist
    • TV Series
    • 1975
  • Carroll O'Connor and Jean Stapleton in All in the Family (1971)
    Justice for All
    • lyrics
    • TV Movie
    • 1968
  • Sammy Davis and the Wonderful World of Children
    • music by
    • TV Special
    • 1965

Actor

  • John Wayne and Susan Hayward in The Fighting Seabees (1944)
    The Fighting Seabees
    • Construction Worker (uncredited)
    • 1944

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  • The Legacy Project (2011)
    The Legacy Project
    • archival materials courtesy of
    • TV Series
    • 2011

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  • Born
    • August 14, 1924
    • Mansfield, Ohio, USA
  • Other works
    1960: lyrics for Broadway musical "Bye, Bye Birdie".

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    Inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1989.

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