Editing Hal David (section)

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{{Short description|American lyricist (1921–2012)}}
{{distinguish|Hal Davis}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name            = Hal David
| image           = Hal David, ASCAP concert, 2011.jpg
| caption         = David at the 2011 [[American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers|ASCAP]] concert<ref>{{cite news|last=Padua|first=Pat|title=Pic(s) of the Week: They Write the Songs Edition|url=http://blogs.loc.gov/music/2011/05/ascap/|access-date=December 4, 2013|newspaper=Library of Congress - In the Muse: Performing Arts Blog|date=May 12, 2011}}</ref>
| background      = non_performing_personnel
| birth_name      = Harold Lane David
| birth_date      = {{birth date|mf=yes|1921|5|25}}
| birth_place     = New York City, U.S.
| death_date      = {{death date and age|mf=yes|2012|9|1|1921|5|25}}
| death_place     = Los Angeles, California, U.S.
| genre           = Pop
| occupation      = Lyricist
| years_active    = 1940s–2012
| associated_acts = {{plainlist|
*[[Burt Bacharach]]
*[[Dionne Warwick]]
}}
| spouse        = {{plainlist|
* {{marriage|Alice <!-- David -->||1987|end=died}}
* Eunice <!-- David -->
}}
}}

'''Harold Lane David''' (May 25, 1921&nbsp;– September 1, 2012) was an American lyricist.<ref name="Larkin">{{cite book|title=[[Encyclopedia of Popular Music|The Virgin Encyclopedia of Popular Music]]|editor=Colin Larkin|editor-link=Colin Larkin (writer)|publisher=[[Virgin Books]]|date=1997|edition=Concise|isbn=1-85227-745-9|page=343}}</ref> He was best known for his collaborations with composer [[Burt Bacharach]] and his association with [[Dionne Warwick]].