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Leith Stevens (September 13, 1909 – July 23, 1970) was an American music composer and conductor of radio and film scores . Early life and education. Leith Stevens was born in Mount Moriah, Missouri, [1] He was a child prodigy pianist who accompanied operatic vocalist and early audio recording artist Madame Schumann-Heink .
Leith Stevens was born on September 13, 1909 in Mount Moriah, Missouri, USA. He was a composer and actor, known for The War of the Worlds (1953), Destination Moon (1950) and Julie (1956). He was married to Mary McCoy and Elizabeth Stevens. He died on July 23, 1970 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- September 13, 1909
- July 23, 1970
Leith Stevens was an American composer, arranger, and conductor who worked in the fields of film and television music. He was born in Mount Moriah, Missouri, and began his musical career as a pianist in the 1920s.
Jul 24, 1970 · HOLLYWOOD, July 23 (UPI) —Leith Stevens, director of television music at Paramount Studios, collapsed and died of a heart attack at his office to clay after learning that his wife. Elizabeth,...
Leith Stevens was never as well known among film aficionados as his contemporaries Alfred Newman or Bernard Herrmann, but he was among the first wave of successful American-born film composers and carved out a special place for himself in two particular genres.
- January 1, 1909
- January 1, 1970
May 17, 2022 · Leith Stevens was a composer and music director. He worked on 1930s radio series like ‘Saturday Night Swing Club’, film scores like the 1953 Brando classic, ‘The Wild Ones’, and 1960s TV including ‘Mission Impossible’.
Leith Stevens. Born 13 September 1909, Mount Moriah, Missouri. Died 23 July 1970, Hollywood, California. S tevens is somewhat unfairly remembered most often as the guy they hired instead of Shorty Rogers to score "The Wild One."
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