Edgar Smith
American writer and lyricist

Edgar Smith

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American writer and lyricist
Gender:
Male
Places:
United States of America
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MusicianLyricistLibrettist
Work field:
Music
Birth:
1857
Death:
8 March 1938
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Edgar McPhail Smith (1857–1938) was an American writer and lyricist for musicals in the early decades of the 20th century. He contributed to some 150 Broadway musicals.

Born in Brooklyn, New York, Smith began his career as an actor, then turned to playwriting.

Notable books and libretti

  • Whoop-Dee-Doo 1903 (also lyrics)
  • Dream City 1906 (also lyrics)
  • The Magic Knight 1906 (libretto)
  • The Girl Behind the Counter 1907 (freely adapted and reconstructed by Smith)
  • La Belle Paree 1911
  • The Blue Paradise 1915
  • Robinson Crusoe, Jr. 1916
  • The Whirl of New York 1921 (also lyrics)