Ruth Roberts (August 31, 1926 – June 30, 2011) was an American songwriter.

Life and career

She was born in

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, to Robert and Lillian Mulwitz. She was educated at

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, and the

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. She had a long professional collaboration with lyricist Bill Katz. Their most notable collaboration was the 1961

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" Meet the Mets", the official theme song of the

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. Some of Roberts' other songs included " The First Thing Ev'ry Morning (And the Last Thing Ev'ry Night)" (co-written with and recorded by

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) and "Mailman, Bring Me No More Blues". The latter song was first recorded by

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on his 1958 self-titled album. It was later recorded by

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in 1969 for their album ''

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'', but their version was not released until 1996. She died in

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. She was married to

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screenwriter. She was the mother of

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, screenwriter/producer best known for three

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series and ''

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''.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Roberts, Ruth 1926 births 2011 deaths Juilliard School alumni Northwestern University alumni People from Port Chester, New York Songwriters from New York (state) People from Rye Brook, New York American women songwriters 21st-century American women