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Oscar Levant (December 27, 1906 – August 14, 1972) was an American concert pianist, composer, conductor, author, radio game show panelist, television talk show host, comedian, and actor. He had roles in the films Rhapsody in Blue (1945), The Barkleys of Broadway (1949), An American in Paris (1951), and The Band Wagon (1953).
Aug 17, 2018 · A look back at Oscar Levant, the late bestselling author, radio and television host, quiz show panelist, actor and songwriter.
Aug 14, 2021 · Levant frankly discussed his mental breakdowns, his multiple institutionalizations in psychiatric hospitals, electroshock therapy and episodes of mania and depression.
Oscar Levant. Actor: An American in Paris. 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.
Dec 24, 2006 · A century ago this week, pianist, actor, writer and wit Oscar Levant was born. We remember the man some have called America's first publicly dysfunctional celebrity.
Apr 24, 2023 · Broadway's got a new bio-play, Good Night, Oscar, written by Doug Wright and starring Will and Grace star and Tony nominee Sean Hayes as Oscar Levant. It opens tonight, April 24, at the Belasco...
Oscar Levant. If George Gershwin had an alter-ego, most people would agree that it was Oscar Levant (1906-1972), film composer and arranger. Levant, who was best known as a jazz pianist, was considered to have been the most accomplished interpreter of the vast songbook of U.S. composer George Gershwin, and was the first performer to record ...
May 4, 2023 · Oscar Levant (December 27, 1906 – August 14, 1972) was an American pianist, composer, author, comedian, and actor. He was better known for his mordant character and witticisms, on the radio and in movies and television, than for his music.
Aug 15, 1972 · BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., Aug. 14 (AP)—Oscar Levant, the pianist and radio and television wit who capitalized on his neu rotic personality but was later felled by it, died today appar! ently of...
Jun 1, 2024 · Oscar Levant was a brilliant composer and pianist who had provided music for over 20 Hollywood films, and had performed at several concerts. He was also a much admired radio host and a comedy actor known for his stoic and sarcastic on-screen persona.
