Leo Robin. · Public domain

A lyricist whose songs became standards of the American songbook, including the Oscar-winning "Thanks for the Memory" (1938, with Ralph Rainger), sung by Bob Hope and Shirley Ross, and "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend," written with Jule Styne for Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. His lyrics defined the wit of Hollywood's golden-age musical numbers for two decades.