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Harold A. Levey: Composer, Conductor and Arranger of Music
Jun 17, 1894 - d. Jun 18, 1967
Mr. Levey studied at the National Conservatory of music of America. At 13, he was a clarinetist of the New York Symphony Society under [Damrosch.]
At 19, he led the Brighton Beach Band in [[1]]. He was a protege of [Herbert], and worked as a conductor of background music for [Brothers] in Brooklyn as a young man.
Mr Levey wrote the music for "Lady Billy," a Broadway musical comedy with Mitzi Hajos, in 1920. In 1922 Peggy Wood sang in "The Clinging Vine," another Broadway musical comedy for which Mr. Levey composed the music. In 1925 he and Owen Murphy were the composers of the music for the "Greenwich Village Follies" on Broadway.
Mr. Levey was also a co-author of the music for "Rainbow Rose" in 1926 and "Lovely Lady" in 1927.
In the nineteen-forties and fifties he was musical director of two radio serial shows and of a television series, "[Circle Theatre]."
ASCAP records show that Mr. Levey composed 2598 songs. His work is featured in the [of Television and Radio] in New York City (The Paley Center for Media).
Broadway Productions:
Jubilee [Play, Original] • Performer: Harold Levey [Number One Hundred Thirteen] May 08, 1928 - May 08, 1928
Lovely Lady
[Musical, Comedy, Original]
• Music by Harold A. Levey
• Musical Director: Harold A. Levey
Dec 29, 1927 - May 19, 1928
Rainbow Rose
[Musical, Original]
• Music by Harold A. Levey
• Lyrics by Harold A. Levey
• Musical Director: Harold A. Levey
Mar 16, 1926 - May 01, 1926
The Greenwich Village Follies [1925] [Musical, Revue, Original] • Music by Harold Levey • Lyrics by Harold Levey Dec 24, 1925 - May 1926
The Magnolia Lady
[Musical, Comedy, Original]
• Music by Harold Levy
• Musical Director: Harold Levy
Nov 25, 1924 - Jan 03, 1925
The Magic Ring
[Musical, Comedy, Original]
• Music by Harold A. Levey
• Musical Director: Harold A. Levey
Oct 01, 1923 - Dec 22, 1923
The Clinging Vine [Musical, Comedy, Original] • Music by Harold A. Levey • Musical Director: Harold A. Levey Dec 25, 1922 - Jun 02, 1923
Lady Billy
[Musical, Comedy, Romance, Original]
• Music by Harold A. Levey
• Musical Director: Harold A. Levey
Dec 14, 1920 - May 21, 1921
Head Over Heels
[Musical, Original]
• Additional music by Harold A. Levey
• Musical Director: Harold A. Levey
Aug 29, 1918 - Nov 23, 1918
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