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the River St. Marie"; "Blue (and Broken Hearted)"; "Oogie Oogie Wa Wa"; "Hey Hey Farmer Grey ; "On the 'Gin 'Gin 'Ginny Shore"; "I Remember You From Somewhere." Went to England and wrote "Among My Souvenirs"; "Mistakes." To Hollywood and wrote "Romance," with Walter Donaldson. Then "Me and the Man in the Moon," "Crazy People," "You've Got Me in the Palm of Your Hand," with James V. Monaco. Also wrote: "I Wake up Smiling"; "The Moon Was Yellow"; "Little Gypsy Tea Room"; "On Treasure Island"; "Moon over Miami"; "Robins and Roses"; "Cling to Me"; "Midnight Blue"; "It Looks Like Rain in Cherry Blossom Lane"; "At a Perfume Counter"; "A Little Bit Independent"; "We Must be Vigilant," for Phil Spitalny's girl orchestra; "You're Over the Hill," for Arthur Godfrey. Home: New York, N.Y. Address: c/o ASCAP.
Levant, Oscar, composer, author, conductor, pianist; stage, screen, and radio performer; b. Pittsburgh, Pa., Dec. 27, 1906. ASCAP 1930. Of musical family. Educ: Pittsburgh High School, leaving in third year for advanced studies in music with Stojowski in New York. Became pianist with Rudy Wiedoeft's band, filling theatrical and night-club engagements in U.S. and in London. Played role of pianist in Burlesque, New York stage production and later in screen version of same titled The Dance of Life. Meanwhile studied composition with Schoenberg, theory with Schillinger. Musical arranger and conductor for New York production The American Way 1931. Chosen by George Gershwin to play Gershwin Piano Concerto with New York Philh. Symph. Orch., Lewisohn Stadium 1932: and frequent guest artist at performances of Gershwin works. Songs: "Lady Play Your Mandolin"; €Tf You Want the Rainbow You Must Have Rain"; "Lovable |
and Sweet"; "Don't Mention Love to Me"; "Blame It on My Youth"; "Pardon My Love"; "Until Today." Works: Nocturne for orchestra; Piano Sonatina (awarded prize at Yaddo Festival); two String Quartets, Piano Concerto; own music featured in film, Charlie Chan at the Opera. Author of A Smattering of Ignorance (autobiography). Home: Beverly Hills, Calif. Address: c/o ASCAP.
Leveen, Raymond, author; b. Newark, N.J., Nov. 28, 1899. ASCAP 1934. Educ.: New York elementary and high schools. Songs: "In a Shelter from a Shower"; "Sunday Is Daddy's Day with Baby"; "Figaro"; "Make Love with a Guitar"; "Blue Fantasy"; "Tipitin"; "Christmas Candles"; "I Wonder." Lyrics for musical comedy Viva O'Brien. Author: 48 Songs of the 48 States, song book containing original songs for each of the states. Home: New York, N.Y. Address: c/o ASCAP.
Levenson, Boris, composer, conductor; b. Ackermann, Bessarabia, Russia, March 10, 1884; d. New York, N.Y., March 10, 1947. ASCAP 1924. To U.S. 1921; citizen 1927. Educ.: high school, Ackermann; Imperial Music School, Odessa (scholarship); Imperial Cons, of Music, St. Petersburg (scholarship, composition with Rimsky-Korsakoff). Debut as conductor, Odessa 1901. Conducted opera and symphonic concerts St. Petersburg and Moscow 1907-12; made Scandinavian tour 1915 and to London giving concerts. Works: Woman on the Window, opera; Symphony; Hebrew Folk Tunes; Night in Bag-dad; Hebrew Fantasy; Song of tlie Orient; Volga; Andante Tragico; Hebrew Suite; Dreams; Danse Orientate; Elegie Russe; Night Thoughts; two String Quartets (one of which won first prize S. Calif. Festival of Arts, 1936); Poem, violin and piano (first prize National Fed. of Music Clubs); |
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