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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 Paris.
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.
- Music Department, Actor, Composer
- December 27, 1906
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- August 14, 1972
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. Apr. 2023 · By Jesse Green. April 24, 2023. Good Night, Oscar. Oscar Levant, the troubled midcentury musician and wag, often said he’d erased “the fine line between genius and insanity.”. He says it ...
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 ...
ZEIGE ALLE FRAGEN. Oscar Levant (* 27. Dezember 1906 in Pittsburgh; † 14. August 1972 in Beverly Hills) war ein US-amerikanischer Komponist, Konzertpianist, Arrangeur und Schauspieler. Oscar Levants Grab im Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery.
