Allan, Lewis, 1903-1986
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Lewis Allan was the pen name of Abel Meeropol (1903-1986), a Jewish American writer and poet. He wrote numerous songs and poems, including hit songs for Frank Sinatra and Peggy Lee, and taught at DeWitt Clinton High School in the Bronx. One of his pieces, the anti-lynching poem "Strange Fruit," was performed by Billie Holliday, set to music written by Meeropol; the song was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1978. Meeropol and his wife were also the adoptive parents of the young sons of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg.
From the guide to the Lewis Allan Typescript, Undated, (Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Libraries)
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referencedIn | Broadside Collection, 1962-1991 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Folklife Collection. | |
referencedIn | Houghton Library printed book provenance file, A-D | Houghton Library | |
creatorOf | Lehrman, Leonard. Conscience : for SATB chorus / music, Leonard Lehrman ; wds., Lewis Allan. | New York Public Library System, NYPL | |
creatorOf | Lewis Allan Typescript, Undated | Syracuse University. Library. Special Collections Research Center | |
referencedIn | Living Theatre records, 1945-1991 | The New York Public Library. Billy Rose Theatre Division. | |
creatorOf | Meeropol, Abel, 1903-1986. Abel Meeropol collection, 1924-1978. | Boston University. School of Medicine | |
referencedIn | People's Song Library. People's Song Library records, 1940-1970. | Wayne State University. Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs |
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referencedIn | Katz, Joel, 1958-. Strange fruit [videorecording] / produced, directed & edited by Joel Katz ; produced in association with the Independent Television Service ; Oniera Films. | University of Maryland (College Park, Md.). Libraries |
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associatedWith | Houghton Library. |
associatedWith | International Workers Order |
associatedWith | Lehrman, Leonard. |
associatedWith | Living Theatre (New York, N.Y.) |
associatedWith | Meeropol, Abel, 1903-1986. |
associatedWith | People's Song Library. |
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Birth 1903
Death 1986
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