A. Emmett Adams, born George Archibald Emmett Adams in 1889 in Woollahra, Sydney, Australia, was a notable songwriter, lyricist, and arranger. Around 1904, his family relocated to England, where he spent much of his life, although he made several visits back to Australia. Adams is best known for composing the music for the popular 1917 song "The Bells of St. Mary's," with lyrics by Douglas Furber. This song gained renewed fame when it was featured in the 1945 film of the same name, starring Bing Crosby and Ingrid Bergman. Adams also wrote other songs such as "God Send You Back to Me" (1916) and "Home, Beloved to Me" (1917), and was involved in musical plays like "Pretty Peggy" (1919) and "The Lucky Bean" (1922). He lived in London, residing with his sister and her husband at 29 Cleveland Square from 1930 to 1934, and later at 47 Leinster Gardens from 1935 until his death in 1938. Adams never married and was the brother of composer Berte Emmett Adams Mahon.