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American musician and comedian (1906–1972)
Oscar Levant (December 27, 1906 – August 14, 1972) was an American concert pianist, composer, conductor and actor born in Pittsburgh, U.S., from Russian-emigrant
Oscar_Levant
2023 play by Doug Wright
story revolves around a fictional event in which pianist and humorist Oscar Levant portrayed by Sean Hayes appears on The Tonight Show with Jack Paar. The
Good_Night,_Oscar
American actor and singer (1887–1967)
Rhythm on the River, with Bing Crosby, Mary Martin, Basil Rathbone, and Oscar Levant. In 1941, he appeared as Monte Trenton, Jr., in the play Pie in the Sky
Oscar_Shaw
American actress (1911–1996)
movies after signing with Fox in 1936. In December 1939, Gale married Oscar Levant in Fredericksburg, Virginia, and they remained wed until his death in
June_Gale
1968 memoir by Oscar Levant
Unimportance of Being Oscar is a 1968 memoir by writer/pianist/radio personality/actor Oscar Levant. The book is known for Oscar's laconic witticisms, such
The Unimportance of Being Oscar
The_Unimportance_of_Being_Oscar
1951 film by Vincente Minnelli
George Gershwin. Starring Gene Kelly, Leslie Caron (her film debut), Oscar Levant, Georges Guétary, and Nina Foch, the film is set in Paris and was directed
An_American_in_Paris_(film)
1965 book by Oscar Levant
autobiography of actor, composer, radio, and television personality Oscar Levant. Published in 1965 by G. P. Putnam's Sons, it became a best-seller, following
The_Memoirs_of_an_Amnesiac
American actor (born 1970)
for Best Leading Actor in a Musical. He portrayed Oscar Levant in the Doug Wright play Good Night, Oscar for which he won the Tony Award for Best Actor in
Sean_Hayes
Movement in Khachaturian's ballet Gayane
becoming a classical hit with orchestral recordings and a piano version by Oscar Levant, and a jukebox sensation with charting versions by pop artists like Woody
Sabre_Dance
1949 film by Charles Walters
created by Robert Alton and Hermes Pan. Also featured in the cast were Oscar Levant, Billie Burke, Jacques François and Gale Robbins. It is famously known
The_Barkleys_of_Broadway
Cemetery in Los Angeles, California, US
Eva Gabor (1919–1995), actress June Gale (1911–1996), actress, wife of Oscar Levant Michael V. Gazzo (1923–1995), actor Christopher George (1931–1983), actor
Pierce Brothers Westwood Village Memorial Park and Mortuary
Pierce_Brothers_Westwood_Village_Memorial_Park_and_Mortuary
American actress (1910–1997)
name Woodell after her grandmother's name, she was married to composer Oscar Levant, later to Arthur Loew (son of film magnate Marcus Loew). She also sang
Barbara_Woodell
Name list
player Oscar Krokstedt (1908–1985), Swedish Navy vice admiral Oscar Levant (1906–1972), American pianist, composer, author, comedian, and actor Oscar Lloyd
Oscar_(given_name)
1948 film by Michael Curtiz
During one of the cruise stops, Georgia's friend, Oscar Farrar (Oscar Levant), comes on board. Oscar is in love with Georgia despite Georgia's lack of
Romance_on_the_High_Seas
1952 film
and Charles Lederer (none of whom were credited), it stars Fred Allen, Oscar Levant, Lee Aaker, Irving Bacon, and Kathleen Freeman. Two con men kidnap a
O._Henry's_Full_House
1946 film by Jean Negulesco
store. Joan Crawford as Mrs. Helen Wright John Garfield as Paul Boray Oscar Levant as Sid Jeffers J. Carrol Naish as Papa Rudy Boray Joan Chandler as Gina
Humoresque_(1946_film)
American comedian and actor (1908–2002)
daughter, among others. Berle was a Christian Scientist for twenty years. Oscar Levant, when queried by Jack Paar about Berle's adoption of Christian Science
Milton_Berle
1961 musical by Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley
version was produced for TV, made for the A&E Network. According to Oscar Levant, the play's title was derived from a graffito. The show, set against
Stop the World – I Want to Get Off
Stop_the_World_–_I_Want_to_Get_Off
American stage and film director (1903–1986)
Troy Hunter, while the writers Lester and Lilly Marton (portrayed by Oscar Levant and Nanette Fabray) were loosely based by Comden and Green. Cyd Charisse
Vincente_Minnelli
1953 musical film by Vincente Minnelli
Billed Fred Astaire as Tony Hunter Cyd Charisse as Gabrielle Gerard Oscar Levant as Lester Marton Nanette Fabray as Lily Marton Jack Buchanan as Jeffrey
The_Band_Wagon
List of legends of American film history
Laurel (1890–1965) Oliver Hardy (1892–1957) Peter Lawford (1923–1984) Oscar Levant (1906–1972) Jerry Lewis (1926–2017) Harold Lloyd (1893–1971) Peter Lorre
AFI's_100_Years...100_Stars
American actor and filmmaker (1925–2008)
on April 17, 2021. Retrieved November 14, 2020. Levant, Oscar (1969). The Unimportance of Being Oscar. Pocket Books. p. 56; ISBN 0-671-77104-3. "Actor
Paul_Newman
1924 composition by George Gershwin
(1945), pianist Oscar Levant recorded the now-iconic composition with Eugene Ormandy's Philadelphia Orchestra on August 21, 1945. Levant had been an intimate
Rhapsody_in_Blue
1937 film by William A. Wellman
uncredited contributions. The lush, Gershwinesque music score was by Oscar Levant, with additional music by Alfred Newman and Max Steiner and a swing number
Nothing_Sacred_(film)
1929 film directed by Marshall Neilan
take advantage of musicals as much as possible, and so the music of Oscar Levant and Sidney Clare was awkwardly inserted into this simple comedy script
Tanned_Legs
American drama critic and commentator (1887–1943)
tongue. He dismissed Oscar Levant, the notable wit and pianist, by observing, "There is absolutely nothing wrong with Oscar Levant that a miracle can't
Alexander_Woollcott
American actress and singer (born 1938)
minor single hits with the standards "Blame It on My Youth" (music by Oscar Levant and lyrics by Edward Heyman), "Looking for a Boy" (music by George Gershwin
Connie_Stevens
American dancer and actress (1922–2008)
The cast of The Band Wagon (1953) L–R: Oscar Levant, Cyd Charisse, Jack Buchanan, Fred Astaire, and Nanette Fabray
Cyd_Charisse
1938 song by George and Ira Gershwin
idea for it that both Ira and pianist Oscar Levant had heard before his death. When a verse was needed, Ira and Levant recalled what George had in mind. Composer
Love_Is_Here_to_Stay
British actress (born 1975)
Bergl played June Levant in the Tony Award-winning Broadway play Good Night, Oscar, opposite Tony Award winner Sean Hayes as Oscar Levant. In 2025, Bergl
Emily_Bergl
Doris Gilmartin (1911–1996), twin sister of Jane: wife successively of Oscar Levant and Henry Ephron Jean Gale, born Lenore Gilmartin (1912–1974), twin sister
Gale_Sisters
French singer and actor (1915 – 1997)
Guétary (left) and Kelly agree that "'s wonderful" to be in love. A pensive Oscar Levant is not so sure.
Georges_Guétary
1945 film by Irving Rapper
George goes to pitch his song to Max Dreyfus. While waiting, George meets Oscar Levant, who will eventually become his closest friend. George shows his song
Rhapsody_in_Blue_(film)
Hollywood double act
of $1.3 million. The film featured songs by Irving Berlin, including the Oscar-nominated "Cheek to Cheek". They were voted fourth on the Top Ten Money
Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers
Fred_Astaire_and_Ginger_Rogers
1930 American film
from the Broadway hit, along with original songs, including three by Oscar Levant and Sidney Clare. An early part-color feature film with a Technicolor
Leathernecking
American actress, singer and dancer (1920–2018)
The cast of The Band Wagon (1953) L–R: Oscar Levant, Cyd Charisse, Jack Buchanan, Fred Astaire, and Nanette Fabray
Nanette_Fabray
American physician (1900–1979)
Dietrich, Eddie Fisher, Judy Garland, Hedy Lamarr, Alan Jay Lerner, Oscar Levant, Mickey Mantle, Hugh Martin, Liza Minnelli, Thelonious Monk, Marilyn
Max_Jacobson
Original song composed by Oscar Levant, lyrics by Edward Heyman
"Blame It on My Youth" is a jazz standard written by Oscar Levant (music) and Edward Heyman (lyrics) in 1934. 1934: The Dorsey Brothers Orchestra (vocal
Blame_It_on_My_Youth
American lawyer (1907–1993)
not even his client and then collect a fee from that person's agent. Oscar Levant said of Lazar, "Everybody who matters has two agents: his own and Irving
Irving_Paul_Lazar
1953 film by Lloyd Bacon
while, but in the end, Larry wins her back. Mitzi Gaynor as Eva Tanguay Oscar Levant as Charles Bennett David Wayne as Eddie McCoy Bob Graham as Larry Woods
The_I_Don't_Care_Girl
1938 Cole Porter song
Referring to the melody, especially the passage of "da da da da"s, Oscar Levant described it as "one of the most Yiddish tunes ever written" despite
My_Heart_Belongs_to_Daddy
1929 film directed by William J. Cowen
By" - Sidney Clare and Oscar Levant — performed by Ann Greenway "You're Marvelous" - Written by Sidney Clare and Oscar Levant Performed by Gus Arnheim
Half_Marriage_(film)
1929 film
000. "My Dream Memory" — Oscar Levant and Sidney Clare — Performed by Betty Compson on violin "Lovable and Sweet" — Oscar Levant and Sidney Clare — Performed
Street_Girl
AFI's 2004 list of top 100 songs in American cinema
Nacio Herb Brown – 3 songs John Kander – 3 songs Jerome Kern – 3 songs Oscar Hammerstein II – 6 Ira Gershwin – 4 Irving Berlin – 3 Stephen Sondheim –
AFI's_100_Years...100_Songs
West Germanic language spoken by Ashkenazi Jews
background was completely alien to any Jewishness". Oscar Levant, The Unimportance of Being Oscar, Pocket Books 1969 (reprint of G.P. Putnam 1968), p
Yiddish
American dancer and actor (1899–1987)
Couple of Swells" from Easter Parade (1948); and, with Jack Buchanan, Oscar Levant, and Nanette Fabray he delivered Arthur Schwartz's and Howard Dietz's
Fred_Astaire
American film orchestrator and composer
Eddie. A shrewd contemporary, the fellow composer and renaissance man Oscar Levant, wrote of him as being a noted film-music specialist on a par with the
Edward_B._Powell
1988 documentary film by Bruce Weber
be a three-minute film. Weber had wanted to make a short film from an Oscar Levant song called "Blame It on My Youth". They had such a good time together
Let's_Get_Lost_(1988_film)
American actress (1907–1990)
owned by Guinan. One of her good friends during those years was pianist Oscar Levant, who described her as being "wary of sophisticates and phonies". Billy
Barbara_Stanwyck
2019 award ceremony for music
Extraordinary Life of Oscar Levant Robert Russ, compilation producer; Andreas K. Meyer & Rebekah Wineman, mastering engineers (Oscar Levant) Best Engineered
61st_Annual_Grammy_Awards
1907 short story by O. Henry
include the 1952 movie The Ransom of Red Chief starring Fred Allen and Oscar Levant (part of O. Henry's Full House), the segment "The Ransom of Red Chief"
The_Ransom_of_Red_Chief
1955 film by Vincente Minnelli
(John Kerr), a possibly suicidal artist, and the self-loathing Mr. Capp (Oscar Levant). All of his responsibilities keep McIver so busy that his wife, Karen
The_Cobweb_(1955_film)
Musical drama film by George Cukor
Otherwise the story of personal decline could as well have been portrayed by Oscar Levant, no stranger to the movie musical, and who had worked previously with
A_Star_Is_Born_(1954_film)
American TV quiz series (1951)
that was broadcast on CBS from July 1, 1951, until August 26, 1951. Oscar Levant was host for the first three episodes, after which Durward Kirby had
G._E._Guest_House
2026 edition of the annual UK theatre awards
Joe Keller in All My Sons – Wyndham's Theatre Sean Hayes as Oscar Levant in Good Night, Oscar – Barbican Theatre Tom Hiddleston as Benedick in Much Ado
2026_Laurence_Olivier_Awards
Composition by George Gershwin
Others include: Oscar Levant and Andre Kostelanetz with the Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra of New York (May 4, 1942) Oscar Levant and Arturo Toscanini
Concerto_in_F_(Gershwin)
Polish-American pianist (1876–1957)
Lifetime in Music. Indiana University Press, 2001. Oscar Levant. The Unimportance of Being Oscar, Pocket Books 1969 (reprint of G.P. Putnam 1968), p
Josef_Hofmann
1935 film
Customer (uncredited) Honey Chile by Oscar Levant and Sydney Clare Sung by Alice Faye Love is Smiling at Me by Oscar Levant and Sydney Clare Sung by Alice Faye
Music_Is_Magic
American comedy TV series (2000–2007)
old-fashioned references; when she refused to remove a comment about Oscar Levant, she felt the executives adopted an attitude of "Let the crazy woman
Gilmore_Girls
1964 film by George Roy Hill
character on Oscar Levant, a real-life concert pianist, raconteur, and film actor on whom she had a crush as a teenager. Since the word "levant" means Orient
The_World_of_Henry_Orient
American lyricist and performing rights administrator (1912–2006)
Parade", and "Latin Quarter Revue". Drake's musical collaborators included Oscar Levant, Al Hoffman, Jerry Livingston, Louis Alter, Ben Oakland and Con Conrad
Milton_Drake
Country Lawyer Bellamy Partridge January 29 A Smattering of Ignorance Oscar Levant February 5 February 12 February 19 February 26 March 4 March 11 March
List of The New York Times number-one books of 1940
List_of_The_New_York_Times_number-one_books_of_1940
1941 comedy film by Victor Schertzinger
directed by Victor Schertzinger and starring Mary Martin, Don Ameche and Oscar Levant. It is based on a play by Clare Boothe Luce which was inspired by the
Kiss_the_Boys_Goodbye
American actor, singer, dancer (1889–1966)
pianist/comedian Oscar Levant, with Webb, then near 60 himself, charging Jolson with "having aged". "You're not exactly a boy", responded Jolson, to which Levant added
Clifton_Webb
American actor and comedian (1891–1935)
contributing to his reputation as a comedian's comedian; according to Oscar Levant, Charlie Chaplin singled him out as the one actor of whom he was jealous
Lloyd_Hamilton
1940 film by Victor Schertzinger
comfortable to look at and who sells a very nice song. There is also Oscar Levant, slumming from "Information, Please," who makes up in bashless impudence
Rhythm_on_the_River
Historic building in California, United States
Records used the hall for both classical and jazz recording sessions. Oscar Levant recorded an album there in 1959. And the "Gone With the Wind" album by
American_Legion_Post_43
pianist Vivien Leigh, English actress and second wife of Laurence Olivier Oscar Levant, American pianist, composer, television and film personality Carmen Miranda
List of people who have undergone electroconvulsive therapy
List_of_people_who_have_undergone_electroconvulsive_therapy
1925 film
features Ben Bernie conducting his band All The Lads, and features pianist Oscar Levant and saxophonist Jack Pettis. At the time of the filming, Ben Bernie and
Ben_Bernie_and_All_the_Lads
American musician (born 1956)
Angeles when he was 20. Through the widow of concert pianist and actor Oscar Levant, he was introduced in 1977 to Ira Gershwin, who hired him to catalog
Michael_Feinstein
1941 American film by Alfred Hitchcock
Youngstown Vindicator (Ohio). January 4, 1943. p. 9. Retrieved May 29, 2021. "Oscar Levant to Appear On "Great Artist Series"". Youngstown Vindicator (Ohio). September
Suspicion_(1941_film)
1997 studio album by Brad Mehldau
Brad Mehldau except as indicated "Blame It on My Youth" (Edward Heyman, Oscar Levant) – 6:17 "I Didn't Know What Time It Was" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers)
The Art of the Trio Volume One
The_Art_of_the_Trio_Volume_One
American playwright and screenwriter (born 1962)
Also in 2023, Doug wrote the play Good Night, Oscar a drama centered around pianist and actor Oscar Levant's appearance on The Tonight Show with Jack Paar
Doug_Wright
1929 film
role to take part in the film. Charles D. Brown, Ralph Theodore and Oscar Levant also appeared in the Broadway production. The Dance of Life was shot
The_Dance_of_Life_(film)
1952 song by Arthur Schwartz and Howard Dietz
film by Jack Buchanan supported by Fred Astaire, Nanette Fabray, and Oscar Levant. In 2004, the song finished at number 45 in AFI's 100 Years...100 Songs
That's_Entertainment!_(song)
1936 film by H. Bruce Humberstone
portraying the principal suspect and faux operatic music composed by Oscar Levant. The film was directed by H. Bruce Humberstone for 20th Century-Fox in
Charlie_Chan_at_the_Opera
2023 theatrical awards ceremony
for live U.S. television events has been declining while the Super Bowl, Oscars and Grammys were streaking in annual ratings rebound since the previous
76th_Tony_Awards
American pornographic magazine
publication folded and then relaunched in August 1945. Humphrey Bogart, Oscar Levant and Earl Wilson were among the guest contributors over this period. A
Swank_(magazine)
Evil A Hole in the Head 7 Tom Neal 58 US Actor Jungle Girl Detour 14 Oscar Levant 65 US Actor An American in Paris The Band Wagon 16 Pierre Brasseur 66
1972_in_film
New York City by Modest Altschuler, and functioned for fifteen years. Oscar Levant described the orchestra as having constituted "a school for concertmasters";
Russian Symphony Orchestra Society
Russian_Symphony_Orchestra_Society
1976 film directed by Gene Kelly
Kelly June Knight Miliza Korjus Hedy Lamarr Stan Laurel Vivien Leigh Oscar Levant Myrna Loy Jeanette MacDonald The Marx Brothers Roddy McDowall Ann Miller
That's_Entertainment,_Part_II
American dramatist (1911–1992)
wife, June (née Gilmartin; July 6, 1911 – November 13, 1996), widow of Oscar Levant, who wed Ephron in 1978, was also one of four sisters. His family is
Henry_Ephron
American television personality (1911–2000)
the summer of 1951, he was host of G.E. Guest House on CBS, replacing Oscar Levant after the third episode. He served as one of NBC Radio's Monitor "Communicators"
Durward_Kirby
1939 film by John Cromwell
Coburn Cinematography Leon Shamroy Edited by James E. Newcom Music by Oscar Levant (uncredited) Production company Selznick International Pictures Distributed
Made for Each Other (1939 film)
Made_for_Each_Other_(1939_film)
American sports team owner (1896–1969)
integration of the NFL and Marshall's death in 1969. On a television show, Oscar Levant asked Marshall if he was antisemitic, to which he responded: "Oh no,
George_Preston_Marshall
American film director (1896–1977)
directors. Hawks' short film The Ransom of Red Chief starred Fred Allen, Oscar Levant and Jeanne Crain. In 1953, Hawks made Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, which
Howard_Hawks
Topics referred to by the same term
swimmer Kate Levant (born 1983), American sculptor and conceptual artist Oscar Levant (1906–1972), American musician, author, and actor Levant, protagonist
Levant_(disambiguation)
American dramatist (1914–2002)
Nanette Fabray, and Oscar Levant. They reunited with Donen and Kelly with another musical It's Always Fair Weather (1955). They were Oscar-nominated twice
Adolph_Green
1942 composition by Arnold Schoenberg
330–492). The concerto was initially the result of a commission from Oscar Levant. Around 20 minutes long, its first performance was given on February
Piano_Concerto_(Schoenberg)
American songwriter (1897–1993)
simply preferred not to. As the couple entered a nightclub one evening, Oscar Levant reportedly announced, "Ah, look! Here comes George Gershwin with the
Kay_Swift
Music theoretic system
Hellman David Galguin Nina Koshetz Paul Laval Leo Lefeur George B. Leeman Oscar Levant Gus Levens Joseph Lilley Matty Malneck Franklyn Marks Myron Schaeffer
Schillinger_system
1948 film by Lloyd Bacon
fulfillment. Jeanne Crain as Peggy Mayhew Dan Dailey as Chuck Arnold Oscar Levant as Oscar Hoffman Barbara Lawrence as Louise Crane Selena Royle as Mrs. Cora
You_Were_Meant_for_Me_(film)
American writer, producer, director and pop music TV host (1927–2008)
and as announcer for The June Levant Show, an afternoon talk show starring the wife of celebrated pianist Oscar Levant. This led to his own afternoon
Lloyd_Thaxton
Canon of American jazz standards, popular songs and show tunes
Arlen, Johnny Mercer, Hoagy Carmichael, Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart, and Oscar Hammerstein II, among others. In Alec Wilder's 1972 study, American Popular
Great_American_Songbook
Junior drum and bugle corps based in Boston, Massachusetts
Best Coast by John LaBarbera / Flamenco by Chick Corea / Wacky Dust by Oscar Levant & Stanley Adams / And on the Sixth Day, Threshold & Lady Beside Me by
Boston Crusaders Drum and Bugle Corps
Boston_Crusaders_Drum_and_Bugle_Corps
Russian and American pianist (1903–1989)
central nervous system and an equally great sensitivity to tone color." Oscar Levant, in his book The Memoirs of an Amnesiac, wrote that Horowitz's octaves
Vladimir_Horowitz
Musical
Anthony McGuire, lyrics by Irving Caesar and Graham John, and music by Oscar Levant and Albert Sirmay. The show was produced by Charles Dillingham at the
Ripples_(musical)
English writer, known for character Mrs. Miniver (1901–1953)
on the program. An apocryphal story, attributed to fellow panellist Oscar Levant, tells that her appearances on the show stopped abruptly after she answered
Jan_Struther
American radio quiz and panel discussion series (1948)
Fadiman, and the panelists were not John Kieran, Franklin P. Adams, and Oscar Levant." A review in the trade publication Variety also noted the program's
Let's_Talk_Hollywood
Irish singer-songwriter (born 1959)
by Sean, in the same way that Gershwin may have been intimidated by Oscar Levant." Studio albums and soundtracks High Llamas (1990) La Vie d'artiste (2007)
Sean_O'Hagan
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