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Oscar Levant (1906–1972)
Oscar Levant's own versatility may have helped to cloud his memory as a sort of Hollywood utility man, perhaps in the worst sense; people tended to see him as one among many personalities, but he was so much more. It is unfortunately forgotten that he was first and foremost, a brilliant musician and very competent composer. He was from an Orthodox ...
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Born:in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USADied:(age 65) in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA |
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2009
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1940s: Stars, Stripes and Singing
(Video documentary) (performer: "That's for Me" - uncredited)
1991
Great Performances
(TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)
- The Fred Astaire Songbook
(1991)
... (performer: "I Love Louisa", "The Half of It, Dearie, Blues", "Oh, Lady Be Good")
1976
That's Entertainment, Part II
(Documentary) (performer: "That's Entertainment" (1953), "Concerto in F" (1925) - uncredited)
1974
The Carol Burnett Show
(TV Series) (music - 1 episode)
- Episode #7.20
(1974)
... (music: "Blame It on My Youth")
The Jack Benny Program
(TV Series) (performer - 1 episode, 1958) (writer - 1 episode, 1958)
- Jack Goes to Doctor
(1958)
... (performer: "Piano Solo" - uncredited) / (writer: "Piano Solo" - uncredited)
1953
The Band Wagon
("That's Entertainment" (1953), uncredited) / (performer: "That's Entertainment" (1953), "I Love Louisa" (1931) - uncredited)
1951
An American in Paris
(performer: "By Strauss" (1936), "Fascinating Rhythm" (1924), "Tra-la-la (This Time It's Really Love)" (1922), "Third Movement from 'Concerto in F for Piano and Orchestra'" (1925) - uncredited)
1949
The Barkleys of Broadway
(performer: "Sabre Dance" (1942), "Week-End in the Country" (1949), "Concerto in B-flat Minor for Piano" (1874) - uncredited)
1948
Romance on the High Seas
(music: "Brazilian Rhapsody" - uncredited) / (performer: "Brazilian Rhapsody" - uncredited)
1946
Humoresque
(performer: "Prelude II" (uncredited), "Prelude III" (uncredited), "Etude in G flat major, Op. 10, No. 5." (uncredited), "Liebestod", "Ballade No. 4 in F minor, Op. 52" (uncredited))
1945
Rhapsody in Blue
(performer: "Rhapsody in Blue", "Concerto in F for Piano and Orchestra", "Mine" - uncredited)
1941
Kiss the Boys Goodbye
(performer: "Kiss the Boys Goodbye", "Battle Hymn of The Republic" (uncredited))
1936
Charlie Chan at the Opera
(music: "Carnival: March Funebre", "Carnival: Ah, Romantic Love Dream", "Carnival: King and Country Call", "Carnival: Carnival Marche", "Carnival: Carnival, Then Farewell")
1935
In Person
(music: "Don't Mention Love to Me", "Got a New Lease on Life", "Out of Sight, Out of Mind")
1929
Tanned Legs
(music: "With You, With Me" (1929), "Come in the Water, the Water Is Fine" (1929), "You're Responsible" (1929), "Tanned Legs" (1929) - uncredited)
1929
The Prince of Wails
(Short) (music: "If You Want the Rainbow (You Must Have the Rain)" - uncredited)
1929
Street Girl
(music: "Broken Up Tune" (1929), "Lovable and Sweet" (1929), "My Dream Memory" (1929) - uncredited)
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Stage: Co-wrote songs for "Sweet and Low" on Broadway. Musical revue. Based on material by David Freedman. Musical Director: William Daly. Featuring songs by Harry Archer, Charlotte Kent, Harry Warren, Vivian Ellis, William C.K. Irwin, Louis Alter, George M. Cohan, Dana Suesse, Phil Charig and Joseph Meyer, Featuring songs with lyrics... See more »Alternate Names:
Stiller & Meara
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[about his first meeting with Marilyn Monroe] I said something to her and Jean Peters questioned my grammar. That was one of the nadir points of my career, to have my grammar corrected in front of Marilyn Monroe. See more »Trivia:
Some of his last public appearances were on the television quiz show The Celebrity Game (1964) in 1964; he also appeared October 17, 1965 on What's My Line? (1950) as the mystery guest promoting his book "Memoirs of an Amnesiac". It was around this time that he increasingly withdrew from the public eye (although he continued to write and his book "The Unimportance of Being Oscar" was published in... See more »Star Sign:
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