In the collection
2 records
Played with
Cole Porter
2 records together
Charlie Chaplin
2 records together
John Turner
2 records together
Nat King Cole
1 record together
Tony Bennett
1 record together
Ralph Carmichael
1 record together
Lee Gillette
1 record together
Irving Mills
1 record together
Mitchell Parish
1 record together
Billy Rose
1 record together
E.Y. Harburg
1 record together
Harold Arlen
1 record together
About
English lyricist, famous for song “Smile”.
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Born 7 January 1910.
Died 22 December 1987 in Eastbourne, East Sussex, England, UK.
Parsons worked at the Peter Maurice Music Company run by James Phillips (aka John Turner). The company specialized in adapting songs originally in foreign languages into the English language. Phillips would usually assign a song to Parsons and when the latter was finished, suggest some changes.
Most famous for writing the lyrics for “Smile”, a song that is generally associated with the Charlie Chaplin.