Songwriter, born 15 July 1905 in Allenhurst, New Jersey, died 28 March 1974 in New York, New York. She was a successful lyricist who collaborated with composers such as [a=Jimmy McHugh], [a=Jerome Kern] and [a=Cy Coleman]. Among her best known songs are [i]On The Sunny Side Of The Street[/i] (1930), [i]The Way You Look Tonight[/i] (1936) and [i]Big Spender[/i] (1964). In 1971, she was the first woman to be inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. Dorothy Fields is the daughter of vaudeville artist Lew F…