Edward Abraham Snyder (February 22, 1919 – March 10, 2011) was an American composer and songwriter. Snyder is credited with co-writing the English language lyrics and music for

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's 1966 hit, "

Strangers in the Night "Strangers in the Night" is a song composed by Bert Kaempfert with English lyrics by Charles Singleton and Eddie Snyder. Kaempfert originally used it under the title "Beddy Bye" as part of the instrumental score for the movie ''A Man Could Get ...

". Snyder was born in New York City on February 22, 1919. He studied piano at the

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before taking a job as a songwriter at the

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. Eddie Snyder died on March 10, 2011, in Lakeland, Florida, at the age of 92.

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