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A song must move the story ahead. A song must take the place of dialogue. If a song halts the show, pushes it back, stalls it, the audience won't buy it they'll be unhappy.

Dorothy Fields

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Dorothy Fields
Age: 68 †
Born: 1905
Born: July 15
Died: 1974
Died: March 28
Composer
Librettist
Lyricist
Poet
Screenwriter
Songwriter
Writer
Allenhurst
New Jersey
Back
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Halts
Take
Story
Stalls
Must
Show
Pushes
Moving
Halt
Song
Dialogue
Shows
Unhappy
Place
Ahead
Stories
Move

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