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- Birth nameAlexander Lafayette Chew Wilder
- Alec Wilder was born on February 16, 1907 in Rochester, New York, USA. He was a composer and actor, known for Don't Look Up (2021), The Flight of the Phoenix (1965) and Welcome to Me (2014). He died on December 24, 1980 in Gainesville, Florida, USA.
- Inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1983.
- [on Hollywood songwriters of the 'thirties and beyond] They were vitalized by Fred Astaire and wrote in a manner they had never quite written in before. He brought out in them something a little better than their best - a little more subtlety, flair, sophistication, wit, and style - qualities he himself possesses in generous measure.
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