William Engvick is an American

United States

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 lyricist

Lyricist

A lyricist is a songwriter who specializes in lyrics. A singer who writes the lyrics to songs is a singer-lyricist. This differentiates from a singer-composer, who composes the song's melody.-Collaboration:...

, many of whose compositions appear in film

Film

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Engvick graduated from the University of California, Berkeley

University of California, Berkeley

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 in 1937. He is best known for his collaborations with composer Alec Wilder

Alec Wilder

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; they produced songs for the Broadway musical Once Over Lightly (1942), and for the musical television special Pinocchio

Pinocchio (1957 TV-musical)

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(1957). Engvick was also responsible for a number of English language

English language

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 lyrics to songs originally composed in French

French language

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. Among his lyrics in this category were "The Song from Moulin Rouge

The Song from Moulin Rouge

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" and "I'll Remember Today

I'll Remember Today

"I'll Remember Today" is a popular song.The music was written by Edith Piaf, the lyrics by William Engvick. First recorded by Piaf, it was later popularized by Patti Page in the United States and by Ruby Murray in the United Kingdom....

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