Levy, Hal, 1916-1970
Variant namesHal Levy was a lyricist and publisher in the music industry. Levy was born in 1916 and attended the University of California, Los Angeles. He went to work for the Mark Warnow Music Company in late 1947 and went on to write the lyrics for numerous songs between the 1940s and 1960s, including the soundtracks for the movies "The First Travelling Saleslady" (1956) and "Daniel Boone, Trail Blazer" (1956). He also wrote lyrics for numerous composers, including Alan Bergman and Irving Gertz. During the 1950s and 1960s, Levy was the owner of Mark Warnow Music Company and its successor Leeway Music, which published his own work and that of many other composers including Alan Bergman and Irving Gertz. In addition to his lyric writing and music publishing, he also worked as a radio and television writer, wrote album liner notes for several record companies, and taught popular lyric writing at the University of California, Los Angeles. Hal Levy passed away in 1970.
From the description of Hal Levy papers, 1936-1970. (University of Wyoming, American Heritage Center). WorldCat record id: 70697976
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creatorOf | Levy, Hal, 1916-1970. Hal Levy papers, 1936-1970. | Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center. | |
creatorOf | Stein, Gertrude, 1874-1946. Gertrude Stein - Conference Press papers, 1936-1946. | Wake Forest University - ZSR Library, Z. Smith Reynolds Library | |
creatorOf | University of California, Los Angeles. University Extension. John Edwards memorial collection, 1964. | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
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associatedWith | Bergman, Alan. | person |
associatedWith | Gertz, Irving. | person |
associatedWith | Leeway Music. | corporateBody |
associatedWith | Mark Warnow Music Company. | corporateBody |
associatedWith | Stein, Gertrude, 1874-1946. | person |
associatedWith | University of California, Los Angeles. | corporateBody |
associatedWith | University of California, Los Angeles. University Extension. | corporateBody |
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Lyric writing (Popular music) |
Popular music |
Popular music |
Music publishers |
Music publishing |
Radio authorship |
Radio writers |
Television authorship |
Television writers |
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Person
Birth 1916-10-18
Death 1970-09-29