Lillian Goodman(1887-1972)

Composer, songwriter, vocal coach, teacher, singer, pianist, booking agent and author, educated at Columbia University and Juilliard, and a student of Alexander Lambert, Percy Gretchin, Julius Gold, Buzzi-Pechia, Mme. Jandenzi and Emil Fuchs. She was awarded an honorary Mus. D. at Boguslawski College. A singer in vaudeville, operetas, radio, theatres and in concert, she went on to head the vocal department at Boguslawski College and was a staff member of the Federal Theatre Project, later organizing her own musical booking agency in Chicago. She was a member of the NAACC, the California Music eachers Association, and joined ASCAP in 1928. Her chief musical collaborators included Anmton Bilotti and her husband Mark Goodman.

Her popular song compositions include "Cherie, I Love You", "If I Could Look Into Your Eyes", "Just a Bit of Dreaming", "The Sun Goes Down", "You Have My Heart", "My Shepherd Is the Lord", "Let There Be Peace", "I Found You", "Ecstacy" and "Our Prayer".