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4 de may. de 2023 · Oscar Levant. What the world needs is more geniuses with humility; there are so few of us left. Oscar Levant ( December 27, 1906 – August 14, 1972) was an American pianist, composer, author, comedian, and actor. He was better known for his mordant character and witticisms, on the radio and in movies and television, than for his music.
Oscar Levant. Actor: An American in Paris. 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. It is unfortunately forgotten that he was first and foremost, a brilliant musician and very competent composer.
Oscar Levant (* 27. Dezember 1906 in Pittsburgh; † 14. August 1972 in Beverly Hills) war ein US-amerikanischer Komponist, Konzertpianist, Arrangeur und Schauspieler Leben und Karriere. Besonders bekannt wurde Levant für seine sarkastisch-humorvollen Auftritte in Film ...
17 de ago. de 2018 · Oscar Levant, edgy, unhinged and brilliant, was a rumpled, chain-smoking man whose stinging one-liners about showbiz — “strip away the phony tinsel of Hollywood and you’ll find the real ...
12 de mar. de 2022 · “Self-pity—it’s the only pity that counts.” —Oscar Levant. T he dazzling and self-destructive genius Oscar Levant blazed through five different careers before dying in 1972 at the age of 65. First, he was a classically trained composer, songwriter, and pianist. As a performer, he was considered the foremost interpreter of his friend George Gershwin’s concert music.
Oscar Levant (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 27 de dezembro de 1906 - Beverly Hills, Califórnia, 14 de agosto de 1972) foi um pianista, ator, comediante e compositor. [1] Ficou mais famoso por seus personagens mordazes no rádio, televisão e cinema, do que por seu trabalho como músico.
14 de ago. de 2021 · Levant famously groused, “I stumble and then I fall into a coma!”. Between 1963 and 1964, after a lifetime of psychic peaks and valleys, Levant sat for a series of interviews on Jack Paar’s ...
