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Edward Eliscu (April 2, 1902 – June 18, 1998) was an American lyricist, playwright, producer and actor, and a successful writer of songs for films.[1]

Edward Eliscu
Born(1902-04-02)April 2, 1902
Manhattan, New York City, U.S.
DiedJune 18, 1998(1998-06-18) (aged 96)
Newtown, Connecticut, U.S.
Occupation
  • Lyricist
  • playwright
  • producer
  • stage actor

Life


Eliscu was born in Manhattan, New York City.[2] He attended DeWitt Clinton High School in Manhattan as a classmate of director George Cukor. He then attended City College of New York and graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree.

He then began acting in Broadway plays. Eliscu's first film score was with Vincent Youmans and Billy Rose for the film Great Day. Two well-known songs from that show include "More Than You Know," and "Without a Song."

He married the dancer and journalist Stella Bloch in 1931. They both worked in the film industry until the House Committee on Un-American Activities named her husband in the 1950s. This ended his career in the film and later in the television industry.[3] Eliscu together with his wife's cousin Mortimer Offner moved away from Hollywood and returned to New York.[4]

Elscu was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1975.[2]

He died on June 18, 1998, aged 96, in Newtown, Connecticut.[1]

Eliscu is the grandfather of music journalist and broadcaster Jenny Eliscu.[5][non-primary source needed]


Works



Selected film and theatre scores



Selected hits



Selected collaborators



References


  1. "Edward Eliscu, 96, Songwriter and Playwright". The New York Times. June 22, 1998.
  2. Songwriters Hall of Fame Archived October 1, 2006, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved October 19, 2015
  3. Stella Bloch papers, New York Public Library. Retrieved October 19, 2015
  4. Larry Ceplair; Steven Englund (January 1983). The Inquisition in Hollywood: Politics in the Film Community, 1930–1960. University of California Press. pp. 399–400. ISBN 978-0-520-04886-7.
  5. https://twitter.com/jennylsq/status/1156252912177299459. Retrieved June 26, 2020 via Twitter. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)





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