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Floyd Huddleston (August 19, – September 27, ) was an American lyricist, screenwriter, and television producer.
Floyd Huddleston
American lyricist (1918–1991)
Floyd Huddleston (August 19, 1918 – September 27, 1991) was an American lyricist, screenwriter, and television producer.
Career
Huddleston was born in Leland, Mississippi, and would later sing and write songs for Glenn Miller's Army Air Force Band during World War II.
After he was discharged, Huddleston came to California where he was under contract with Decca Records in 1949. There, he co-wrote with Al Rinker an estimated 800 songs, some of which were recorded by Frank Sinatra, Judy Garland, and Sarah Vaughan.[1] Soon after, Huddleston would compose lyrics for theater productions such as Shuffle Along and The New Ziegfeld Follies.
Later in his life, he wrote lyrics for songs in several films, including The Ballad of Josie (1967) and Midnight Cowboy (1969). For Disney, he contributed the song, "Everybody Wants to be a Cat", to The Aristocats (1970).
For Robin Hood (1973), he and George Bruns were nomin