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Oscar Levant
Sign in to saveAmerican comedian, composer, pianist and actor (1906-1972)
Film & TV
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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.
Known for
- Public Speaking — Self (archive footage)2011
- Get Aboard! 'The Band Wagon' — Self (archive footage)2005
- Jack Paar: Smart Television — Self2003
- That's Entertainment! III — (archive footage) (uncredited)1994
- The Fred Astaire Songbook — Self (archive footage)1991
- That's Entertainment, Part II — (archive footage)1976
- The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli — Self (archive footage)1973
- The Merv Griffin Show — Self1962
- Tonight Starring Jack Paar — Self1957
- The Cobweb — Mr. Capp1955
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Oscar
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Pittsburgh
- Place of death
- Beverly Hills
- Spouse
- Barbara Woodell
- Occupation
- radio personality
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Religion
- Orthodox Judaism
- Student of
- Zygmunt Stojowski
- Field of work
- acting
- Genre
- jazz
- Instrument
- piano
- Image
- Oscar Levant in Rhapsody in Blue trailer.jpg
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- Commons category
- Oscar Levant
- place of burial
- Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery
- date of death
- 1972-08-14
- cause of death
- myocardial infarction
- date of birth
- 1906-12-26
- manner of death
- natural causes
- Commons gallery
- Oscar Levant
- ethnic group
- Russian Jews
- start of work period
- 1923-00-00
- writing language
- English language
- name in native language
- Oscar Levant
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