Edgar Fairchild (June 1, 1898–February 20, 1975) was a composer, songwriter (“I Can’t Get You Out of My Mind”), conductor, and pianist.
He was born in New York as Milton Suskind, changing his name professionally when he went onstage. He was trained at The Juilliard School in Manhattan.
Fairchild was elected to The Lambs in 1936 as a Professional member. His nickname was “Cookie.”
Fairchild both performed and recorded as a pianist — both as a leader and as an accompanist. He also recorded piano rolls for player pianos. As a composer, his music has appeared both on Broadway and in films. Fairchild led his own trio, and conducted orchestras for several network radio programs. He was also the featured pianist in several Broadway musicals.
Joining ASCAP in 1942, his chief musical collaborator was Jack Brooks. His other popular song compositions include:
“Gotta Go to Work Again”
“I Made Arrangements With the Moon”
“Gee! It Was a Beautiful Song”
“Lady Precious Stream”
“These ‘n’ That ‘n’ Those”
“Moon In the Parlor”
“Are You Listenin’ Joe?”
Among the productions he performed in:
Babes in Arms [Broadway, 1937]; Pianist
The Illustrators’ Show [Broadway, 1936]; Composer
Queen High [Broadway, 1926]; Pianist
Edgar Fairchild died February 20, 1975, in Los Angeles. He was 76. He is interred next to his wife, Hortense, in Valley Oaks Memorial Park, Westlake Village, Los Angeles County, California.