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Eddie DeLange ( né Edgar DeLange Moss; 15 January 1904 – 15 July 1949) was an American bandleader and lyricist. Famous artists who recorded some of DeLange's songs include Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong, Nat King Cole, Duke Ellington, and Benny Goodman.
DeLange graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 1926. He became a stunt man in twenty-four Comedy film produced by Universal Studios, often for Reginald Denny.
DeLange went back to New York City in 1932, earning a contract with Irving Mills. He had several Hit single in his first year, including "Moonglow."
He and composer Will Hudson (né Arthur Murray Hainer; 1908–1981) formed the Hudson-DeLange Orchestra in 1935. The Orchestra recorded many of their collaborative songs and did many road shows as well. Hudson and DeLange's partnership dissolved in 1938, but DeLange created a new band that played on several tours. He formed a new partnership with another composer, Jimmy Van Heusen, and together they produced a large number of hits, including "Darn That Dream". In 1942, De Lange co-wrote "A String of Pearls", a successful number for Glenn Miller.
Eddie DeLange died in Los Angeles, California, on 15 July 1949. He is interred at Glendale's Forest Lawn Memorial Park in an unmarked grave.
The National Academy of Popular Music's Songwriters Hall of Fame inducted him into their ranks in 1989.
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