Lyricist, born in Brooklyn, New York, USA. He teamed up with composer Burt Bacharach in 1957 and among their many successful songs are 24 Hours From Tulsa (1964), Walk On By (1964), What's New Pussycat? (1965), What the World Needs Now is Love (1965), The Look of Love (1968), and Close To You (1970). His work for films includes Alfie (1966, Oscar nomination), and he received an Academy Award for Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head (1969, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid). In 1999 he was the first non-Briton to receive the Ivor Novello Award.
Hal David (born May 25, 1921 in New York City, New York) is a Jewish-American lyricist and songwriter. His best selling hits include: "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head", "This Guy's in Love With You", "I'll Never Fall in Love Again", "Do You Know the Way to San Jose", "Walk on By", "What the World Needs Now Is Love", "I Say a Little Prayer", "(There's) Always Something There to Remind Me", "One Less Bell to Answer", and "Anyone Who Had a Heart". "What's New Pussycat", "Alfie", and "The Look of Love" received Oscar nominations. He also wrote many country music hits, including Willie Nelson's "To All The Girls I've Loved Before". He received a Doctor of Music degree from Lincoln College, Illinois in 1991 for his major contribution to American music. He is a Founder of the Los Angeles Music Center He is a member of the Board of Governors of Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. He is currently a member of the Board of Directors of ASCAP, having served as its President, and where he now works on reform of intellectual property rights. He is a member of the Board of Visitors of Claremont University in California. He is currently the Chairman of the Board of the National Academy of Popular Music and its Songwriters' Hall of Fame.
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