Underwood, Franklin

Franklin Underwood, also known as Frank Underwood during the 1960s, is an American songwriter and jazz pianist. Underwood lives in Manhattan.[1] His show Lovely Ladies, Kind Gentlemen, a musical based on The Teahouse of the August Moon with Stan Freeman opened on Broadway in 1970.[2] His credits include songs for Rod Warren's 1964 Chicago revue The Game Is Up,[3] and "I Wish I'd Met You" sung by Lena Horne and Sammy Davis, Jr. with music by Johnny Mandel and lyrics by Richard Rodney Bennett and Frank Underwood.[4] Other songs include "Real Men Don't Eat Quiche".[5]