Al Stillman (June 26, 1906 - 1979) was an American lyricist.
Stillman was born in New York City. His name was originally Albert Silverman. (He was Jewish.[1] He attended New York University. After graduation, he contributed to Franklin P. Adams' newspaper column, and in 1933 became a staff writer at Radio City Music Hall, a position he held for almost 40 years.
Stillman collaborated with a number of composers: Fred Ahlert, Robert Allen, Percy Faith, George Gershwin, Ernesto Lecuona, Paul McGrane, Kay Swift, and Arthur Schwartz. Many of his collaborations with Allen were major hits in the 1950s for The Four Lads; the Stillman/Allen team also wrote hit songs for Perry Como and Johnny Mathis.
Stillman was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1982. "Moments to Remember" is a popular song.[1] The music was written by Robert Allen, the lyrics by Jimmy Arnold. The song was published in 1955.
The song was one of a large number of Stillman-Allen compositions that were recorded by The Four Lads, charting in 1955. The recording by The Four Lads (made June 21, 1955) was released by Columbia Records as catalog number 40539. It first reached the.