Irving Caesar (1895-1996) was an American Composer and Lyricist. Having written over 700 songs in his career, Irving Caesar鈥檚 most notable achievements are the songs 鈥淚 Want to Be Happy鈥� and 鈥淭ea for Two鈥� as a co-lyricist for the musical No, No, Nanette (1925). He was a lyricist for the song 鈥淎nimal Crackers in My Soup鈥� popularized by Shirley Temple in Curly Top. He also was the lyricist for the songs 鈥淪wanee鈥�, co-written by George Gershwin and 鈥淛ust a Gigolo鈥�. He was responsible for writing the official musical setting for the Pledge of Allegiance and was a founder of the Songwriters Guild of America. Caesar served on the Songwriters Performance-Rights Association and was inducted into the songwriters hall of fame in 1972.
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