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He was an occasional panelist on the NBC game show 'Who Said That?' in the early 1950s. He made regular appearances on NBC radio's 'Kraft Music Hall' in 1947-1949. In the late 1930s, he gained popularity as one of the regular panelists on the radio quiz show 'Information Please'. He appeared as himself in his friend George Gershwin's biopic 'Rhapsody in Blue' (1945).
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His filmography as an actor includes films like 'Rhythm on the River' (1940), 'Kiss the Boys Goodbye' (1941), 'Humoresque' (1946), 'You Were Meant for Me' (1948), and 'The I Don't Care Girl' (1953). He outdrew Horowitz and Rubinstein, with whom he shared the distinction rare among classical pianists of a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Oscar Levant wrote Blame It on My Youth, Don't Mention Love to Me, Out of Sight, Out of Mind, Wacky Dust and other songs. At the height of his popularity, Oscar Levant was the highest-paid concert artist in America. Oscar Levant originally did Rhapsody in Blue, Kiss the Boys Goodbye and That's Entertainment. He made major appearances in the MGM musicals 'The Barkleys of Broadway' (1949), 'An American in Paris' (1951), and 'The Band Wagon' (1953). Oscar Levant (Decem August 14, 1972) was an American concert pianist, composer, music conductor, author, radio game show panelist, television talk show host, comedian and actor.Though awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for recordings featuring his piano performances, he was as famous for his mordant character and witticisms, on the radio and later in movies and. Oscar Levant covered By Strauss and Rhapsody in Blue. It is unfortunately forgotten that he was first and foremost, a brilliant musician and very competent composer. Oscar Levant's own versatility may have helped to cloud his memory as a sort of Hollywood utility man, perhaps in the worst sense people tended to see him as one among many personalities, but he was so much more. Since 1928, he has composed the music for more than twenty movies, including 'In Person' (1935), 'Charlie Chan at the Opera' (1936) and 'Romance on the High Seas' (1948), often also contributing as a songwriter. Oscar Levant, Actor: An American in Paris. 136 2009 A Rhapsody in Blue: The Extraordinary Life of Oscar Levant 2018. composer George Gershwin, and was the first performer to record. The Gershwin Moment: Rhapsody in Blue & Piano Concerto in F Major (Live) 2018 Gershwin: Piano Concerto in F & Rhapsody in Blue 2011 Absolutely Classical, Vol. 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. He made his acting debut alongside Ben Bernie in the short film, 'Ben Bernie and All the Lads' in 1924. Oscar Levant If George Gershwin had an alter-ego, most people would agree that it was Oscar Levant (1906-1972), film composer and arranger.
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Oscar Levant was an American concert pianist, composer, talk-show host and actor.