1983 at the age of 69, in Westlake Village, Los Angeles County, California. He is buried at Mt. Sinai Memorial Park in Los Angeles. His wife Katharine died on 21 August 2001 in Wilmington, North Carolina. Partial list of songs (lyrics unless otherwise noted) "Swing, Mr. Charlie" (1936) with Harry Brooks and J. Russel Robinson "There's a Faraway Look in Your Eyes" (1938) "My Heart Is a Violin" with Emery Deutsch and J. Russel Robinson "Three Little Sisters" (1942) with Vic Mizzy "Take It Easy" (1943) with Albert De Bru and Vic Mizzy "One-zy Two-zy" (1946) with Dave Franklin "Everybody Loves Somebody" (1947) with music by Ken Lane. Recorded by several artists, most successfully by Dean Martin in 1964. "Caramba! It's the Samba " (1947) with Edward Pola and George Wyle "So Dear to My Heart" (1947) with music by Ticker Freeman "Quicksilver" (1949) with George Wyle and Eddie Pola "(Everybody's Waitin' for) The Man with the Bag (1950) with Dudley Brooks and Hal Stanley "Ain't Nobody's Business But My Own" (1950) "Wandering Swallow" (1951) with Harold Stevens, a Baião, the English version of the Brazilian song "Juazeiro" by Luiz Gonzaga and Humberto Teixeira "Am I a Toy or a Treasure" (1954) with Arthur Altman and Louis C. Singer "Give Me Your Word" (1955) with George Wyle "Pachalafaka" (1958), words and music "Kookie, Kookie (Lend Me Your Comb)" (1959) words and music "A Christmas Toast" with Ken Lane Discography Terribly Sophisticated Songs: A Collection of Unpopular Songs for Popular People, arrangements by Henry Mancini. Warner Bros. Records B-1210 (1958) Movies "Three Little Sisters" (1944) lyricist; eponymous song also appeared in Memoirs of a Geisha (2005) "So Dear to My Heart" (1948) lyricist "Sudden Fear " (1952) lyricist "Walk the Dark Street " (1956) writer "The Pied Piper of Hamelin" (1957) writer "The Lord Don't Play Favorites" (TV) (1956) writer Television Bob Newhart Show (1961–1962) writer The Dean Martin Show (1965) composer F Troop (1965) lyricist, with William Lava Jonathan Winters Show (1967–1969) writer The Muppet Show (1976) composer References Notes Some sources, such as The Big Bands Database, record his birth as August 4, 1914, but census, passport and family records all confirm April 8 as the correct date. External links 1914 births 1983 deaths People from Brooklyn Jewish American songwriters Songwriters from New York (state) American male composers American male screenwriters Burials at Mount Sinai Memorial Park Cemetery ASCAP