Oscar Levant
Date of birth: 1906-12-27
Place of birth: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Known for: Acting
Also known as:
Biography
Oscar Levant (December 27, 1906 – August 14, 1972) was an American pianist, composer, author, comedian, and actor. He was more famous for his mordant character and witticisms, on the radio and in movies and television, than for his music.
Movie Credits
An American in Paris
1951-09-26
Jerry Mulligan is an exuberant American expatriate in Paris trying to make a reputation as a painter
Information Please: Series 2, No. 12
1941-07-11
We have writer Fadiman, regulars Franklin P. Adams, Oscar Levant, and John Kieran, with Boris Karlof
O. Henry's Full House
1952-08-07
Five O. Henry stories, each separate. The primary one from the critics' acclaim was "The Cop and the
Humoresque
1947-01-25
A classical musician from a working class background is sidetracked by his love for a wealthy, neuro
Information Please Series 2, No. 2
1940-10-04
This issue of RKO's Information Please series, based on the radio program featuring most of the same
The Band Wagon
1953-08-07
A Broadway artiste turns a faded film star's comeback vehicle into an artsy flop.
The Barkleys of Broadway
1949-05-04
Josh and Dinah Barkley are a successful musical-comedy team, known for their stormy but passionate r
Romance on the High Seas
1948-06-25
Georgia Garrett is sent by jealous wife Elvira Kent on an ocean cruise to masquerade as herself whil
Rhapsody in Blue
1945-06-27
Fictionalized biography of George Gershwin and his fight to bring serious music to Broadway.
The Cobweb
1955-06-07
Patients and staff at a posh psychiatric clinic clash over who chooses the clinic’s new drapes – but
Rhythm on the River
1940-08-28
Popular songwriter Oliver Courtney has been getting by for years using one ghost writer for his musi
You Were Meant for Me
1948-01-28
A bandleader falls in love and marries a small town girl.
Kiss the Boys Goodbye
1941-08-01
New York chorus girl Cindy Lou Bethany becomes frustrated when she prepares for an audition for a Br
The I Don't Care Girl
1953-01-14
This semi-film within a film opens in the office of producer George Jessel, who never saw a camera h
Night Parade
1929-10-27
Bobby Martin, a young middleweight champion boxer, is an honest and decent fighter. However, a disho
The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli
1973-01-01
Get Aboard! 'The Band Wagon'
2005-03-15
Documentary on the 1953 musical "The Band Wagon."
The Dance of Life
1929-08-16
A vaudeville comic and a pretty young dancer aren't having much luck in their separate careers, so t
Public Speaking
2011-02-23
Martin Scorsese’s portrait of writer and social commentator Fran Lebowitz, celebrated for her sharp
Information Please: Series 1, No. 10
1940-05-17
Deems Taylor joins Clifton Fadiman and the Information Please regular panel members, Oscar Levant, F
That's Entertainment! III
1994-07-01
Some of MGM'S musical stars review the studios history of musicals. From The Hollywood Revue of 1929
That's Entertainment, Part II
1976-05-16
Gene Kelly and Fred Astaire present more golden moments from the MGM film library, this time includi
Information Please: Series 1, No. 1
1939-09-08
Information Please: Series 1, No. 1 is a 1939 short film of the famous show from RKO Radio. The segm
Jack Paar: Smart Television
2003-11-29
PBS documentary examining the work of Jack Paar.
Ben Bernie and All the Lads
1923-04-15
Early music video.
The Fred Astaire Songbook
1991-03-08
A loving tribute to Astaire the singer, hosted by Audrey Hepburn.