Fran Landesman

Fran Landesman
Born
Frances Deitsch

October 21, 1927
DiedJuly 23, 2011(2011-07-23) (aged 83)
London, U.K.
Alma materTemple University; Fashion Institute of Technology
Occupation(s)Lyricist and poet
Notable work"Spring Can Really Hang You up the Most"
Spouse
(m. 1950; died 2011)
Children2, inc. Cosmo Landesman

Fran Landesman (born Frances Deitsch; October 21, 1927 – July 23, 2011) was an American lyricist and poet. She grew up in New York City and lived for years in St. Louis, Missouri, where her husband Jay Landesman operated the Crystal Palace nightclub. One of her best-known songs is "Spring Can Really Hang You up the Most".