Fred Wise (songwriter)

Fred Wise
Born	(1915-05-27)May 27, 1915 New York City, New York, U.S.
Died	January 18, 1966(1966-01-18) (aged 50) New York City, New York, U.S.
Occupation	Lyricist

Fred Wise (May 27, 1915 – January 18, 1966)[1] was the co-writer of the lyrics to the 1948 song "'A' — You're Adorable" with Buddy Kaye and Sid Lippman.[2] He subsequently wrote many of the songs sung by Elvis Presley in his movies. Wise attended Columbia university and graduated in 1935. He was of Jewish descent.[3]

Many of his songs were collaborations with Kay Twomey and Ben Weisman, sometimes with additional collaborators. (see "Wooden Heart" and "In the Beginning.")

Selected songs

• "Follow That Dream"
• "I Got Lucky"

References

1. "Fred Wise". Oxford Reference. Retrieved 2020-08-03.
2. Jasen, David A. (2013-10-15). A Century of American Popular Music. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-135-35271-4.
3. "Jewish Songwriters". jewprom.50webs.com.

Further reading

• Larkin, Colin, ed. (2006). "Wise, Fred". The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). New York: MUZE. ISBN 978-0-19-531373-4. OCLC 70062973.