Lawrence, Elliot, 1925-....

Elliot Lawrence (b. 1925) was a musician, composer, and an arranger and conductor for television. He had a BM from the University of Pennsylvania. Once out of college he became the musical director for station WCAU in Philadelphia. He had a popular jazz band in the 1940s and early 1950s. He later founded Elliot Lawrence Productions. He did musical arranging and conducting for Broadway shows and television. Some of the Broadway shows were How to Succeed in Business without Trying, Bye Bye Birdie, and Golden Boy. He won a Tony Award for Best Conductor and Musical Director for How to Succeed in Business without Trying in 1962. His last Broadway show was Sugar in the 1970s. His primary career was in television. His production company did the music for many soap operas and other shows such as The Berenstain Bears, Placido Domingo, Spotlight, The Tony Awards, beauty pageants, and commercials for major brands such as At&T, Breyers, Dupont, Goodyear, and RCA. Some of the songs he composed are Heart to Heart, Sugartown Town, Five O'Clock Shadow, and Once Upon a Moon.

From the guide to the Elliot Lawrence sound recordings, 1940-1987, 1957-1987, (University of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.)

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