Ned Washington (August 15, 1901 – December 20, 1976) was an American lyricist.Washington was nominated for eleven Academy Awards from 1940 to 1962. He won the Best Original Music award twice: in 1940 for When You Wish upon a Star in Pinocchio and in 1952 for High Noon (Do Not Forsake Me, Oh My Darlin') in High Noon.