James Dyrenforth (January 31, 1895–December 26, 1973) was an American actor and songwriter. Dyrenforth appeared in '' A Night to Remember'' (1958), '' Fiend Without a Face'' (1958), and ''

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'' (1962), and co-wrote " A Garden in the Rain", a song which was covered by

Frank Sinatra Francis Albert Sinatra (; December 12, 1915 – May 14, 1998) was an American singer and actor. Honorific nicknames in popular music, Nicknamed the "Chairman of the Board" and "Ol' Blue Eyes", he is regarded as one of the Time 100: The Most I ...

and

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, among others. He wrote lyrics for '' The Golden Year'', a

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play of 1951.

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