<Tr> <Th> Occupation (s) </Th> <Td> Singer, songwriter, and television actors </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Associated acts </Th> <Td> Sally Rand, Jack E. Leonard, Pete Seeger </Td> </Tr> <P> Ed McCurdy (January 11, 1919--March 23, 2000) was an American folk singer, songwriter, and television actor . His most well - known song was the anti-war "Last Night I Had the Strangest Dream", written in 1950 . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> It has been suggested that this section be split out into another article titled Last Night I Had the Strangest Dream . (Discuss) (October 2017) </Td> </Tr> </Table>

Who wrote last night i had the strangest dream