Carolyn Leigh

Carolyn Leigh
Born(1926-08-21)August 21, 1926
OriginNew York City, U.S.
DiedNovember 19, 1983(1983-11-19) (aged 57)
New York City, U.S.
OccupationLyricist
Formerly ofCy Coleman

Carolyn Leigh (August 21, 1926 – November 19, 1983)[1] was an American lyricist for Broadway, film, and popular songs. She is best known as the writer with partner Cy Coleman of the pop standards "Witchcraft" and "The Best Is Yet to Come". With Johnny Richards, she wrote the million-seller "Young at Heart" for the film of the same name, starring Frank Sinatra.

  1. ^ Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 1458. ISBN 0-85112-939-0.