Leith Stevens
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- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1909-09-13
- Active to
- 1970-07-23
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Leith Stevens (September 13, 1909 – July 23, 1970) was an American composer for radio and film scores. Born in Mount Moriah, Missouri, he was a child prodigy who was an accompanist for Madame Schumann-Heink. During World War II, he was radio director for the Southwest Pacific Area with the Office of War Information. He was musical director of the War Production Board (WPB) series Three Thirds of a Nation, presented Wednesdays over the Blue Network. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Leith+Steve
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Stevens
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Mount Moriah
- Place of death
- Los Angeles
- Occupation
- film score composer
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Field of work
- music composing
- Instrument
- piano
- Image
- Leith Stevens fsa 8b06640.jpg
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- end of work period
- 1970-00-00
- related category
- Category:Films scored by Leith Stevens
- cause of death
- myocardial infarction
- date of birth
- 1909-09-13
- date of death
- 1970-07-23
- manner of death
- natural causes
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Original Song
- start of work period
- 1909-00-00
- name in native language
- Leith Stevens
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