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Dorothy Dodd
''For the archivist and librarian in Florida see Dorothy Dodd (librarian)'' Dorothy Dodd (1926 - 2006) was an Australian popular song composer and lyricist of the mid-twentieth century. She was best known for the English lyrics to the widely recorded song "Granada (song), Granada". Her other works include English lyrics for "Historia de amor" by Carlos Almaran, entitled "The History of Love", and lyrics for "Velvet Waters", an American instrumental composition by William Plunkett. Vocal versions of "Velvet Waters" were recorded in Australia by Bruce Gillespie (1960) and Tony Worsley (1965). Dodd studied at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music and had her first song published, "Rainbow of Dreams", at age 20. She was President of the Fellowship of Australian Composers. Further songs composed by Dodd include: *The People In The Park (The Inspiration Waltz) (music by Leila Ruth Rowland) (1948) *Caravan of Dreams (1945) *Couldn't You Learn To Love Me (1948) *Making A Cake For Mary (19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dorothy Dodd (librarian)
Dorothy Dodd (April 19, 1902 – August 19, 1994) was the first State Archivist and second State Librarian of Florida. She was inducted into the Florida Women's Hall of Fame in 1986. Education Dodd attended the Florida State University, Florida State College for Women. She then graduated from Columbia University in 1925 with a master's degree in journalism. She later earned her doctorate in history from the University of Chicago. Career Dodd was appointed as Florida's first State Archivist in 1941. She preserved more than 15,000 cataloged items from around the state for the Florida Collection of the State Library of Florida, equaling a total of 260 linear feet. In addition to numerous published articles, Dodd edited ''Florida Becomes a State'' () in 1945, using many of the resources she had acquired, and later wrote ''Florida, the Land of Romance'' (). Ten years later, in 1951, she succeeded William Thomas Cash as State Librarian. She retired in 1965. She retired as State Libr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |