Jay Livingston




For the Massachusetts politician, see Jay Livingstone.
























Jay Livingston
Jay Livingston photo.jpg
Born
Jacob Harold Levison


March 28, 1915

McDonald, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died October 17, 2001(2001-10-17) (aged 86)

Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Alma mater University of Pennsylvania
Years active 1937–2001
Spouse(s) Lynne Gordon (1947–1991; her death; 1 child)Travilyn
Shirley Mitchell (1992–2001; his death)

Jay Livingston (born Jacob Harold Levison, March 28, 1915 – October 17, 2001) was an American composer best known as half of a songwriting duo with Ray Evans that specialized in songs composed for films. Livingston wrote music and words along with Evans the lyrics.




Contents






  • 1 Early life and career


    • 1.1 Honors




  • 2 Death


  • 3 Work on Broadway


  • 4 References


  • 5 External links





Early life and career


Livingston was born in McDonald, Pennsylvania; he was born to a Jewish mother and father.[1][2] Livingston studied piano with Harry Archer in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He attended the University of Pennsylvania, where he organized a dance band and met Evans, a fellow student in the band. Their professional collaboration began in 1937. Livingston and Evans won the Academy Award for Best Original Song three times,[3] in 1948 for the song "Buttons and Bows", written for the movie The Paleface;[4] in 1950 for the song "Mona Lisa", written for the movie Captain Carey, U.S.A.; and in 1956 for the song "Whatever Will Be, Will Be (Que Sera, Sera)," featured in the movie The Man Who Knew Too Much. They also wrote "Tammy" for the movie Tammy and the Bachelor in 1957. Livingston and Evans wrote popular TV themes for shows including Bonanza and Mister Ed. They also wrote the Christmas song "Silver Bells" in 1951, for the film The Lemon Drop Kid, initially calling it "Tinkle Bells" but changed it to "Silver" because of the common connotation of "tinkle", as well as "Never Let Me Go" for the 1956 film The Scarlet Hour. Fans of Johnny Mathis can thank Mr. Livingston for All The Time among others.


Livingston appeared as himself with Evans in the New Year's Eve party scene of the 1950 film Sunset Boulevard.



Honors


Livingston is an inductee in the Songwriters Hall Of Fame.[5] In 2004, the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission installed a historical marker in McDonald, Pennsylvania, noting Livingston's historic importance.[6]



Death


Livingston died in Los Angeles, California, and was interred there in Westwood Memorial Park Cemetery.[7] His brother, longtime Capitol Records executive Alan W. Livingston, is best known for creating "Bozo the Clown" and signing Frank Sinatra, The Beach Boys and The Beatles among other legends with Capitol.


His wife, actress Shirley Mitchell, died on November 11, 2013 at 94.



Work on Broadway




  • Oh, Captain! (1958) - musical - co-composer and co-lyricist with Ray Evans - Tony Nomination for Best Musical


  • Let It Ride (1961) - musical - co-composer and co-lyricist with Ray Evans


  • Sugar Babies (1979) - revue - featured songwriter with Ray Evans for "The Sugar Baby Bounce"



References





  1. ^ Bloom, Nate (2006-12-19). "The Jews Who Wrote Christmas Songs". InterfaithFamily. Retrieved 2006-12-19..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ Bloom, Nate (December 22, 2014). "All those Holiday/Christmas Songs: So Many Jewish Songwriters!". Jewish World Review.


  3. ^ Spencer Leigh (19 October 2001). "Obituary: Jay Livingston". The Independent. Archived from the original on 1 January 2008.


  4. ^ Gilliland, John (1994). Pop Chronicles the 40s: The Lively Story of Pop Music in the 40s (audiobook). ISBN 978-1-55935-147-8. OCLC 31611854. Tape 4, side B.


  5. ^ "Songwriters Hall of Fame - Barry Gibb Exhibit Home". songwritershalloffame.org. Retrieved 23 March 2018.


  6. ^ "Jay Livingston (1915-2001) - PHMC Historical Markers". Historical Marker Database. Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission. Retrieved December 10, 2013.


  7. ^ Born to be Hurt




External links



  • Jay Livingston obituary from The New York Times.

  • Jay Livingston biography

  • Jay Livingston - Lifetime Sammy Film Music Award


  • Jay Livingston at the Internet Broadway Database


  • Video on YouTube (begins at 41:32) appearance with Chuck Schaden and members of the Gildersleeve cast: Willard Waterman, Mary Lee Robb and Shirley Mitchell. Songwriter Jay Livingston (Shirley's husband) entertains with a mini- concert featuring his many hit songs. Recorded at the Museum of Broadcast Communications, Chicago. (113 minutes).


  • Jay Livingston Interview NAMM Oral History Library (1995)










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