Al Goodhart (January 26, 1905 – November 30, 1955) was an American songwriter, composer, pianist, radio announcer, writer, talent agent, and vaudeville entertainer.
[2] He worked in a variety of careers during his lifetime; earning a living as variously a vaudeville pianist, radio announcer, writer, composer, and talent agent.
A member of ASCAP,[2] he first gained success as a tune smith working in collaboration with the already established songwriter Al Hoffman with "I Apologize", "Auf wiederseheh'n, My Dear", "Happy Go Lucky You and Broken Hearted Me", "In the Dim Dawning", "I Saw Stars", "Who Walks In", and "Fit as a Fiddle" being the most successful songs produced from their collaboration.
[1] In 1934 Goodhart, along with Hoffman, relocated to England to join the composing staff of the music department of the British division of the French film company Gaumont.
His other chief collaborators included Mann Curtis, Sammy Lerner, Ed Nelson, Kay Twomey and Allan Roberts.