- Was introduced to her future husband by his friend Herbert Sondheim, father of future Broadway composer Stephen Sondheim, who grew up calling her 'Aunt Dorothy.'.
- Inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1971.
- Daughter, Mrs. Eliza [Lahm] Oprava, an artist.
- Daughter of Lew Fields
- Younger sister of Joseph Fields and Herbert Fields.
- Pictured on one of a set of four 32¢ US commemorative postage stamps in the Legends of American Music series, issued 11 September 1996, celebrating American songwriters. Others honored in this issue are Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer, and Hoagy Carmichael.
- Mother of David Lahm. Mother-in-law of Judy Kreston.
- Won two Tony Awards in 1959 for "Redhead": as, with three collaborators, Best Authors (Musical) and as one of the book writers for the Best Musical winner. In 1966, she received two similar nominations for "Sweet Charity:" as Best Composer and Lyricist with Cy Coleman and for lyrics as part of a Best Musical nomination. Another nomination came in 1974 for "Seesaw," this time for Best Score, namely Cy Coleman's music and her lyrics.
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