- Jay Livingston
Infobox actor
name = Jay Livingston
birthname = Jacob Harold Levison
birthdate = March 28, 1915
location = flagicon|United StatesMcDonald, Pennsylvania ,United States
deathdate = October 17, 2001
deathplace = flagicon|United StatesLos Angeles ,California ,United States
yearsactive = 1937-2001
spouse =Shirley Mitchell (1992-2001) his deathJay Livingston (
March 28 ,1915 –October 17 ,2001 ) was a partner withRay Evans in a composing and songwriter duo best known for songs composed for films. Livingston wrote the music and Evans the lyrics.Livingston was born Jacob Harold Levison in
McDonald, Pennsylvania ; he wasJew ish.cite web | last =Bloom| first =Nate| authorlink =| coauthors =| title=The Jews Who Wrote Christmas Songs| publisher =InterfaithFamily| date =2006-12-19 | url =http://www.interfaithfamily.com/site/apps/nl/content2.asp?c=ekLSK5MLIrG&b=297399&ct=3303147| format =| accessdate =2006-12-19 ] Livingston studiedpiano with Harry Archer inPittsburgh, Pennsylvania , and worked as a musician at local clubs while still in high school. He attended theWharton School at theUniversity of Pennsylvania , where he organized a dance band and met Evans, a fellow student in the band. Their professional collaboration began in 1937. Livingston and Evans won theAcademy Award for Best Original Song three times,cite web |url= http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_20011019/ai_n14430221 |title= Obituary: Jay Livingston |author= Spencer Leigh |work=The Independent |date=19 October 2001 |quote= ] in 1948 for the song "Buttons and Bows ", written for the movie "The Paleface"; in 1950 for the song "Mona Lisa", written for the movie "Captain Carey "; and in 1956 for the song "Whatever Will Be, Will Be (Que Sera, Sera) ," featured in the movie "The Man Who Knew Too Much". Livingston and Evans also wrote popular TV themes for shows including "Bonanza " and "Mr. Ed ". Livingston and Evans also wrote the immensely popularChristmas song "Silver Bells" in 1951 for the film "The Lemon Drop Kid ".Livingston died in
Los Angeles, California , and was interred there inWestwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery . His brother, longtimeCapitol Records executiveAlan W. Livingston , is best known for creating "Bozo the Clown " and signingFrank Sinatra andThe Beatles among other legends with Capitol.Work on Broadway
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Oh, Captain! " (1958) - musical - co-composer and co-lyricist withRay Evans - Tony Nomination for Best Musical
*"Let It Ride" (1961) - musical - co-composer and co-lyricist withRay Evans
*"Sugar Babies " (1979) -revue - featuredsongwriter withRay Evans for "The Sugar Baby Bounce"Footnotes
External links
* [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9A0DE2D7143EF93BA25753C1A9679C8B63&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=2 Jay Livingston, 86, Who Wrote Hit Songs With Ray Evans for the Movies, Dies]
* [http://www.lucyfan.com/jaylivingston.html Jay Livingston bio]
* [http://www.ibdb.com/person.asp?ID=12069 Jay Livingston] at theInternet Broadway Database
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