Hal Shaper, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Hal Shaper

songwriter

Date of Birth: 18-Jul-1931

Place of Birth: Muizenberg, Western Cape, South Africa

Date of Death: 08-Jan-2004

Profession: songwriter

Nationality: South Africa

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Hal Shaper (Born Harold David Shaper), 18 July 1931 - 8 January 2004) was a South African songwriter.
After qualifying as a lawyer in 1955, he travelled to London to begin his five-decade-long musical career during which he worked with and wrote for well-known artists including Frank Sinatra, Elvis Presley, Barbra Streisand and David Bowie.
After establishing financial stability following the release of his first hit Softly, As I Leave You, he began his own music publishing company.
Aside from song titles and lyrics, Shaper also wrote for films as well as musicals.