George "Chet" Forrest was an American composer and lyricist. Forrest collaborated with his partner Robert Craig Wright for more than 70 years - frequently adapting classical composers’ music, to create some 2,000 songs featured in 16 stage musicals, 18 revues, and 58 movies, as well as a number of cabaret acts. Among their best-known musicals were "Song of Norway" . Wright and Forrest's most known songs include "The Donkey Serenade" .
