Kay Swift

b. Kay Faulkner Swift, 19 April 1897, New York City, New York, USA, d. 28 January 1993, Southington, Connecticut, USA. A composer, lyricist and writer for Broadway, whose small but impressive catalogue of work is often overshadowed by her close association with the composer George Gershwin. After studying at Juilliard, Swift became an accomplished pianist and often performed on the concert platform, before making her breakthrough on Broadway in 1929 with the song ‘Can't We Be Friends?', which was introduced by Libby Holman in the hit revue The Little Show. The sophisticated so...