Adamson, Harold
(1906–1980)> LYRICIST
Harold Adamson Lyricist Greenville, New Jersey, December 10, 1906; Beverly Hills, California, August 17, 1980. Adamson was a prolific and successful lyricist for Broadway and the movies, working from the late 1920s through the 1950s. He attended the University of Kansas, where he began writing songs for shows, and then Harvard, where he provided material for the famed Hasty Pudding shows. His first Broadway success came with “Time on My Hands,” with colyricist Mack Gordon and music by Vincent…