"By" Dunham

American film producer and songwriter November 2025 July 2026 "By" Dunham William Donaldson Dunham 1910 5 2 New York City, U.S. 2001 4 12 1910 5 2 Encinitas, California, U.S. Songwriter film producer 1960s William D. "By" Dunham (May 2, 1910 – April 12, 2001) was an American songwriter and film producer. Born William Donaldson Dunham in New York City, Dunham wrote songs for the films of many major stars, including John Wayne ("McLintock!"), Randolph Scott ("Seven Men From Now"), and three Bob Hope films: Boy, Did I Get a Wrong Number!, I'll Take Sweden, and Alias Jesse James. He also wrote the lyrics to the theme song for the Flipper television series, and for the 1995 revival series The New Adventures of Flipper. His other films included The Young Swingers, Surf Party, and Wild on the Beach, the last of which he also produced.https://books.google.com/books?id=eBvMFuHle2kC&pg=PA151&dq=%22%22By%22+Dunham%22+-wikipedia&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source= 151–155, 252 Hollywood Surf and Beach Movies: The First Wave, 1959–1969 Thomas Lisanti 2015 978-1-47-660142-7 November 17, 2025 Dunham died in Encinitas, California. References External links 0242261 Category:Film producers from New York City Category:Songwriters from New York (state) Category:1910 births Category:2001 deaths Category:Articles with quotation marks in the title Category:20th-century American songwriters