Ted Fetter(1910-1996)
- Music Department
- Producer
- Soundtrack
Lyricist ("Takin' a Chance on Love"), educated at Swarthmore College.
He had an early career as an actor, and served as a captain during
World War II. He wrote songs for the off-Broadway stage shows "Naughty
Naught" and "The Fireman's Flame", and also songs for the Broadway
revues "Second Little Show", "Third Little Show", and "The Show Is On".
Joining ASCAP in 1939, his chief musical collaborators were Vernon
Duke, Harry Revel, Harold Arlen, Richard Lewine, Ned Lehac, Billy Rose,
and Dana Suesse. His popular-song compositions include "Home by the
Sea", "Tired of Love", "You Might as Well Pretend", "Now", "It's Easy
to Lose", "It's a Lovely Night on the Hudson River", "The Nose on Your
Face", "Do My Eyes Deceive Me?", "Zim Zam Zee", "Doin' the Waltz", "The
Sun Will Shine Tonight", "Yours for a Song", and "Ride Cowboy
Ride".