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- Birth namePatty Smith Hill
- Patty S. Hill was born on March 27, 1868 in Anchorage, Kentucky, USA. Patty S. died on May 25, 1946 in New York City, New York, USA.
- Hill's father felt that "every girl should grow up with a profession so that she would not be compelled to marry for a home."
- In 1988, Birch Tree Group, Ltd. sold the rights of Happy Birthday to You, along with all its other assets, to Warner Communications for an estimated $25 million. With Auld Lang Syne and For He's a Jolly Good Fellow, Happy Birthday to You is among the three most popular songs in the English language. The song is expected to enter public domain upon expiration of copyright in 2030.
- Happy Birthday to You, which she wrote with her sister, Mildred J. Hill, was intended as a classroom greeting. It was first published in 1893 as "Good Morning To All." The lyrics were amended in 1924 to include a stanza beginning "Happy Birthday to You.".
- The Patty Smith Hill Award is presented by the Association for Childhood Education International (Olney, MD) to an ACEI member who has contributed significantly to the betterment of ACEI and children.
- Director of the Department of Kindergarten and First Grade Education, Teacher's College, at Columbia University.
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