Heyman, Edward

Edward Heyman Lyricist New York City, March 14, 1907; Los Angeles, California, March 30, 1981. Heyman was an important writer during the 1930s, collaborating with most of the Alley’s leading tunesmiths. Heyman attended the University of Michigan, and then returned to New York to work in the theater. His first song, “I’ll Be Reminded of You,” written with composer Ken Smith , came from the 1929 film The Vagabond Lover. The next year, his first big hit, “Body and Soul,” was written for the…