Hal David
Hal David · Arts & Literature
Song lyricist
1921, New York City, USA — 2012, Los Angeles, California, USA
United States
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Hal David was an American lyricist who, in partnership with composer Burt Bacharach, wrote a string of pop standards such as 'Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head', 'Walk On By' and 'What the World Needs Now Is Love'. An Academy Award winner and later president of ASCAP, he received the Gershwin Prize for Popular Song. He was born into a Jewish family in Brooklyn.
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Song lyricist
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