Papers, 1944-1985.

ArchivalResource

Papers, 1944-1985.

The Carolyn Leigh Papers include notes, drafts of lyrics and scripts, outlines, clippings, production records, financial records and business and personal correspondence.

13 lin. ft., (25 boxes, 22 scrapbooks).

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SNAC Resource ID: 6791098

New York Public Library System, NYPL

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Liebman, Max, 1902-

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Dickson, Ruth

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Lester, Edwin, 1895-

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Leigh, Carolyn

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Carolyn Leigh, lyricist, was born 21 August 1926 in New York. She wrote lyrics for the Broadway shows PETER PAN, WILDCAT, HOW NOW DOW JONES, and LITTLE ME and for a tribute to labor commissioned by the U.S. Dept. of Labor, SOMETHING TO DO. She also wrote for television and numerous popular songs including "Young at Heart" and "Firefly". Ms. Leigh died in New York in 1983 and was inducted posthumously into the Song Writers' Hall of Fame in 1985. Among her principal collab...