Eddie DeLange (né Edgar DeLange Moss; 15 January 1904 – 15 July 1949) was an American bandleader and lyricist. Famous artists who recorded some of DeLange's songs include Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong, Nat King Cole, Duke Ellington, and Benny Goodman.
Biography
DeLange was born in Long Island City, Queens, New York. and his mother was the actress Selma Mantell. His father tragically died when he was two years old, being found dead in a hotel room with his throat slit in what was possibly a murder or a suicide.