William Engvick

{{Short description|American lyricist}}

File:William Engvick playing piano 1937.jpg

William Engvick (July 1, 1914 – September 4, 2012) was an American lyricist,[http://www.discogs.com/artist/William+Engvick List of albums containing songs written by William Engvick] many of whose compositions appear in films.[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0257822/ Films with music by William Engvick]

Engvick graduated from the University of California, Berkeley in 1937. He is best known for his collaborations with composer Alec Wilder; they produced songs for the Broadway musical Once Over Lightly (1942),[http://www.doollee.com/PlaywrightsE/engvick-william.html Once Over Lightly credits] and for the musical television specials Miss Chicken Little (1953), Pinocchio (1957)[http://wilderworld.podomatic.com/entry/2007-10-13T21_52_42-07_00 Interview with William Engvick regarding the Pinocchio production] and Hansel and Gretel (1958), Engvick was also responsible for a number of English-language lyrics to songs originally composed in French. Among his lyrics in this category were "The Song from Moulin Rouge" and "I'll Remember Today."