lyricist

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“When someone asks me about Liza,” the lyricist Fred Ebb once said, “I say that’s like asking a kid about Christmas.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

“Blue Moon” isn’t merely a showcase for Ethan Hawke’s continuing quest to challenge himself as an actor, illustrated by his Oscar-nominated turn as the very short, comb-over-sporting lyricist Lorenz Hart.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 10, 2026

Former Little Mixer Jade Thirlwall turned in a scathing-but-affectionate thesis on pop music and pop stardom on That's Showbiz, Baby! and West End Girl re-established Lily Allen as a master lyricist.

From BBC • Dec. 29, 2025

The film also received an original song Oscar nomination for Patti Austin’s “The Girl Who Used to Be Me,” written by Marvin Hamlisch and husband-wife lyricist duo Alan and Marilyn Bergman.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 6, 2025

You might well be the lyricist of an all-time hit.

From "Jacob Have I Loved" by Katherine Paterson