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instrumentation: An Invitation to Band-Arranging. Home: 305 W. 72 St., New York 23, N.Y.
Leighton, Bert, composer, author, vaudeville artist, real estate dealer; b. Beacher, 111., Dec. 29, 1877. ASCAP 1945. Of musical family. Educ.: public schools; self-taught in music. With brother Frank organized vaudeville team, singing own songs and new versions of traditional songs, blending blues and ragtime. Pioneer in jazz. Songs: "Ain't Dat a Shame?"; "Fare Thee, Honey, Fare Thee Well"; "I Got Mine"; "There's a Dark Man Comin With a Bundle"; "Bill, You Done Me Wrong"; "Casey Jones"; "Steamboat Bill"; "Frankie and Johnnie"; "Lonesome Blues." Home: 2678 Eighteenth Ave., San Francisco, Calif.
Lemonier, Tom, composer, b. New York, N. Y., March 29, 1870; d. Chicago, 111., March 14, 1945. ASCAP 1942. Musical from childhood; contributed many songs for stage musicals. Songs: "America, Land of Promise", "Hello, Mr. Moon, Hello"; "Better Days Will Come Again"; "You Are Up Today and Down Tomorrow"; "Praise God We're Not Weary"; "Just One Word of Consolation"; "Is Everybody Hapny?"; "Miss Hannah from Savannah'; "Dinah Lee"; "Dinah, Come Kiss Your Baby"; "Lovie Dear." Address: Estate, c/o ASCAP.
Lemont, Cedric Wilmot, composer; b. Fredericton, N.B., Can., Dec. 15, 1879. ASCAP 1949. To U.S. 1899; citizen 1933. Educ.: Univ. of New Brunswick; Faelten Piano School; New England Cons., Boston, Mass.; Capitol College, Columbus, Ohio, M. Mus. Degree. Taught piano and theory in various schools and colleges, privately in Canada and U.S. Also choirmaster and organist. Contributor to various periodicals. Works: |
"Lotus Bloom"; "At Eventide"; "Dream Pictures"; "Serenade Mexi-caine"; "Creole Sketches"; "A Spanish Fiesta"; "To My Valentine"; "Valse Intermezzo"; "Sunrise"; also many piano suites, anthems, books of studies. Home: 305 Riverside Dr., New York, N.Y.
Lengsfelder, Hans Jan (Harry Lenk), composer, author, playwright; b. Vienna, Austria, Oct. 19, 1903. ASCAP 1942. To U.S. 1939; citizen 1944. Educ.: college, Vienna; Univ. of Brunn, Czechoslovakia. Author of forty-four plays, comedies, operettas, plays with music, and revues, produced in majority of European countries, including Why Do You Lie, Cherie? Czechoslovakia Broadcasting Co. versatility award 1938. Founder (President 1945-48), Your Theatre, Inc., play producers' assoc. Recent U.S. songs: "Red Moon of the Caribbean"; "Pound Your Table Polka"; "Hayfoot-Strawfoot"; "Perdido"; "If a Man Answers, Hang Up"; "There's A Big Blue Cloud Next to Heaven." Home; 27 Montrose Road, Scarsdale, N.Y.
Leonard, Anita, composer, author; b. New York, N.Y., Aug. 26, 1922. ASCAP 1948. Educ.: New York Univ., B.S. 1942; composition with Wallingford Reigger, Otto Cesana; piano, Modena Scovill Lane, Bruno Eisner, Herman Wasserman; Dramatic Workshop of New School for Social Research. Wrote for Varsity shows at City College and New York Univ. While student at Dramatic Workshop wrote music for play, Kings in Nomania. Writer of special material for singers and comedians; also wrote music for four ballets performed at Studio Theatre in N.Y. Staff composer for two seasons in summer stock. Songs: "A Sunday Kind of Love"; "The Bee Song"; "William Didn't Tell"; "Chitterlinswitch." Also songs for children's records: "The |
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