He’s written the words to many of America’s most cherished standards, starting with the classic “Stardust,” with music by Hoagy Carmichael, a song which he said he knew “in his gut” was important.

Mitchell Parish has written 5 shows including Earl Carroll's Vanities (Lyricist), It Happens on Ice (Lyricist), Bubbling Brown Sugar (Lyricist), Sophisticated Ladies (Lyricist), Stardust (Lyricist).

NEW YORK — Mitchell Parish, who put words to Hoagy Carmichael’s “Star Dust” and watched it become the most-recorded song ever written, is dead at 92. Mr. Parish set words to the tunes of some of the ...

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