Ted Koehler

About

Lyricist who worked on Stormy Weather, Get Happy, and I Gotta Right To Sing The Blues with composer Harold Arlen.

Before Fame

He used to be a theater pianist for silent films and a photo-engraver. He wrote vaudeville and Broadway theatrical productions, as well as producing nightclub shows.

Trivia

He was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1972.

Family Life

He was born to George Koehler and Ethel Goldsboro in Washington, D.C.

Associated With

He had fruitful collaborations with Sammy Fain, Harry Warren, and Rube Bloom.