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Leben und Karriere. Besonders bekannt wurde Levant für seine sarkastisch-humorvollen Auftritte in Film, Fernsehen und Radio. Um 1925 trat er in einem der ersten Musikkurzfilme auf, in Ben Bernie and All the Lads. Seine vielleicht bekannteste Filmrolle spielte er 1951 als bester Freund von Gene Kellys Hauptfigur in Ein Amerikaner in ...
Oscar Levant (December 27, 1906 – August 14, 1972) was an American concert pianist, composer, conductor, author, radio game show panelist, television talk show host, comedian, and actor. He had roles in the films Rhapsody in Blue (1945), The Barkleys of Broadway (1949), An American in Paris (1951), and The Band Wagon (1953).
A composer of vital and original music and an extraordinary individual in whatever interpretation one might use, Oscar Levant was one of the most intriguing entertainment enigmas of the 20th century. Born December 27, 1906. Died August 14, 1972 (65) Add to list.
14. Aug. 2021 · Levant famously groused, “I stumble and then I fall into a coma!” Between 1963 and 1964, after a lifetime of psychic peaks and valleys, Levant sat for a series of interviews on Jack Paar’s ...
17. Aug. 2018 · Oscar Levant, edgy, unhinged and brilliant, was a rumpled, chain-smoking man whose stinging one-liners about showbiz — “strip away the phony tinsel of Hollywood and you’ll find the real ...
24. Dez. 2006 · Oscar Levant: Hollywood's First Celebrity Meltdown A century ago this week, pianist, actor, writer and wit Oscar Levant was born. We remember the man some have called America's first...
Oscar Levant. If George Gershwin had an alter-ego, most people would agree that it was Oscar Levant (1906-1972), film composer and arranger. Levant, who was best known as a jazz pianist, was considered to have been the most accomplished interpreter of the vast songbook of U.S. composer George Gershwin, and was the first performer to record ...
