Paul Francis Webster
He was born in New York City, the son of Myron Lawrence Webster and Blanche Pauline Stonehill Webster.
He served in the United States Navy and then became a dance instructor at a studio in New York City. By 1931, however, he turned his career direction to writing song lyrics.
His first professional lyric was Masquerade (words by John Jacob Loeb) which became a hit in 1932, performed by Paul Whiteman.
In 1935 Twentieth Century Fox signed him to a contract to write lyrics for Shirley Temple's films, but shortly afterward he went back to freelance writing. His first hit was a collaboration in 1941 with Duke Ellington on the song "I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good)."
After 1950, Webster worked mostly for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. He won two Academy Awards in collaboration with Sammy Fain, in 1953 and 1955, and another with Johnny Mandel in 1965. Altogether, sixteen of his songs received Academy Award nominations, more than the number for any other lyricist. In addition, a large number of his songs became major hits on the popular music charts.
He was inducted into the Songwriters' Hall of Fame in 1972. He died in Beverly Hills, California and is buried at Hillside Memorial Park in Culver City, California.

A Certain Smile

Words & Music by:-
Paul Francis Webster & Ed Johnson

A certain smile, a certain face
Can lead an unsuspecting heart on a merry chase
A fleeting glance can say so many lovely things
Suddenly you know why my heart sings

You love awhile and when love goes
You try to hide the tears inside with a cheerful pose
But in the hush of night just like a bittersweet refrain
Comes that certain smile to haunt your heart again

But in the hush of night just like a bittersweet refrain
Comes that certain smile to haunt your heart again

List of Songs
Songs by Paul Francis Webster that won the Academy Award for Best Song
"Secret Love" (1953)
"Love is a Many Splendored Thing"(1955)
"The Shadow of Your Smile" (1965)

Other lyrics by Paul Francis Webster
A Certain Smile
A Time for Love
April Love
Black Coffee
Black Hills Of Dakota
Boy On A Dolphin
Doctor, Lawyer, Indian Chief
Friendly Persuasion
I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good)
Maverick
Rainbow On The River
Spider-Man
Tender is the Night
The Lamplighter's Serenade
The Loveliest Night Of The Year
The Shadow of Your Smile
The Song Of Raintree County
The Twelfth Of Never