Bob Merrill

Songwriter

Birthday May 17, 1921

Birth Sign Taurus

Birthplace Atlantic City, NJ

DEATH DATE Feb 17, 1998 (76)

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About

Lyricist known for If I Knew You Were Comin' I'd've Baked a Cake and (How Much Is) That Doggie in the Window?

Before Fame

He worked as a dialogue director with Columbia Pictures.

Trivia

He dominated the charts in the 1950s and was the second-most successful songwriter in the U.K. He was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1987.

Family Life

He was born in Atlantic City, New Jersey, and raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He married Suzanne.

Associated With

He worked with Jule Styne and was recorded by many artists, including Sarah Vaughan, Frankie Lane, and Guy Mitchell.