Zaret, Hy

Zaret, Hy
▪ 2008
Hyman Harry Zaritsky 
      American lyricist

born Aug. 21, 1907, New York, N.Y.

died July 2, 2007, Westport, Conn.
collaborated with composer Alex North to create the song “Unchained Melody” (1955), which became one of the most enduring and most performed songs of all time; it was covered by more than 300 artists, notably Lena Horne, Elvis Presley, Joni Mitchell, and the Righteous Brothers, whose 1965 rendition became a pop music classic. Zaret's other hits included the songs “Dedicated to You” (with Sammy Cahn and Saul Chaplin), “So Long, for a While” (with Alex Kramer), “One Meat Ball” (with Lou Singer; a vehicle for the Andrews Sisters), and “My Sister and I” (with Kramer and Joan Whitney).

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