Lew Douglas (August 25, 1912 – November 11, 1997) was an American
composer,
arranger, and
conductor. He is most noted for three major compositions in the 1950s. In January 1953, Douglas had the #1 song, "
Why Don't You Believe Me?" sung by
Joni James, The #10 song, "Have You Heard?", again by Joni James, and the #13 song, "
Pretend", sung by
Nat King Cole.