Eliot Daniel (January 7, 1908 – December 6, 1997) was an American songwriter and lyricist who worked primarily in motion pictures.
He subsequently became a fixture among Hollywood songwriters, with songs recorded by artists such as Guy Lombardo, Dinah Shore, Gene Autry, Bing Crosby, Burl Ives, Sarah Vaughan, and Marilyn Monroe.
[2] He earned Oscar nominations for writing "Lavender Blue" for the 1949 film So Dear to My Heart and for the lyrics to "Never" for 1951's Golden Girl.
[3] Collaborating with Johnny Lange in 1947, he wrote the classic Western song "Blue Shadows on the Trail".
[1][4] Surprisingly, Daniel's most famous composition was outside the mainstream of his movie work: the I Love Lucy theme song.