Arnold B. Horwitt (July 21, 1918 – October 20, 1977) was a writer and lyricist for Broadway shows and television. Horwitt was born in

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and moved with his family to New York when he was three. He graduated from DeWitt Clinton High School,

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, and the Columbia School of Journalism. He first worked in vaudeville theaters as an assistant press agent. Horwitt wrote scripts and lyrics for many plays, songs, and television shows, including Broadway shows such as ''

Make Mine Manhattan ''Make Mine Manhattan'' is a 1948 Broadway revue with music by Richard Lewine, lyrics by Hassard Short, and sketches by Arnold Horwitt and produced by Joseph Hyman. Production ''Make Mine Manhattan'' premiered on Broadway at the Broadhurst Thea ...

'' (1948) and ''The Girls Against the Boys'' (1959). Horwitt also wrote sketches or lyrics for shows such as '' Are You with It?'' (1945),(2 December 1945)
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'' (1946), '' Two's Company'' (1952), and ''

Plain and Fancy ''Plain and Fancy'' is a musical comedy with a book by Joseph Stein and Will Glickman, lyrics by Arnold Horwitt, and music by Albert Hague. One of the first depictions of an Amish community in American pop culture, it includes a traditional barn r ...

'' (1955) (including the often-recorded ''

Young and Foolish "Young and Foolish" is a popular song with music by Albert Hague and lyrics by Arnold B. Horwitt, published in 1954. The song was introduced in the musical ''Plain and Fancy'' (1955–56), and has since been recorded by many singers since. ...

''). He wrote episodes of numerous television shows from the 1950s into the 1970s, including shows such as '' The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis'' and '' The Patty Duke Show''. He also wrote for World War II shows for soldiers. Horwitt died from cancer in

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at the age of 59 on October 20, 1977.(23 October 1977)
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