Leo Robin

Leo Robin
Background information
Born	(1895-04-06)April 6, 1895 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died	December 29, 1984(1984-12-29) (aged 84) Woodland Hills, California, U.S.
Occupation(s)	Composer, lyricist, songwriter

Leo Robin (April 6, 1895 – December 29, 1984)^[1] was an American composer, lyricist and songwriter. He is probably best known for collaborating with Ralph Rainger on the 1938 Oscar-winning song "Thanks for the Memory," sung by Bob Hope and Shirley Ross in the film The Big Broadcast of 1938, and with Jule Styne on "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend," a song whose witty, Cole Porter style of lyric came to be identified with its famous interpreter Marilyn Monroe.