Dorcas Cochran (c. 1903 – July 6, 1991) was an American

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and

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. She is also referenced by her married name, Dorcas Cochran Jewell.

Biography

As a lyricist, her best-known song was "

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," which had multiple recorded versions on the US charts. She also wrote the lyrics for two songs which were major hits for Tony Martin: " I Get Ideas" and "

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lyric for "

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" was recorded by both

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chart hits in 1955, although they failed to chart in the United States, and

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's recording of her song, " In the Beginning" similarly charted in the UK but not in the US that year. She also wrote the lyrics for " Mostly Martha", which charted for

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in 1955. In 1959, she wrote the lyrics to

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's theme to the

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Music

She contributed to a number of films: *''Frisco Lil'' (

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) * '' Swing It Soldier'' (1941) * ''

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'' (1944) *''Girl on the Spot'' (

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) *''The Wife of Monte Cristo'' (

) *''Wild West'' (

) *''Girl in the Case'' (

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) *''The Cincinnati Kid'' (

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Cochran, Dorcas American lyricists 1900s births 1991 deaths American women screenwriters 20th-century American women writers 20th-century American screenwriters