Mitchell Parish

Songwriter

Birthday July 10, 1900

Birth Sign Cancer

Birthplace Russia

DEATH DATE Mar 31, 1993 (92)

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About

Lyricist known for Stardust, Sweet Lorraine, and Stars Fell on Alabama. He wrote on Tin Pan Alley in the late 1920s.

Before Fame

He attended Columbia and New York University.

Trivia

He was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1972.

Family Life

His family immigrated to the United States in 1901 when he wasn't even one. He married Molly Lillienfeld in 1922.

Associated With

His songs were recorded by Frank Sinatra and Hoagy Carmichael.