Biography
Lew Brown (born Louis Brownstein; December 10, 1893 – February 5, 1958) was a lyricist for popular songs in the United States. During World War I and the Roaring Twenties, he wrote lyrics for several of the top Tin Pan Alley composers, especially Albert Von Tilzer. Brown was one third of a successful songwriting and music publishing team with Buddy DeSylva and Ray Henderson from 1925 until 1931. Brown also wrote or co-wrote many Broadway shows and Hollywood films. Among his most-popular songs are "Button Up Your Overcoat", "Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree", "Life Is Just a Bowl of Cherries", "That Old Feeling", and "The Birth of the Blues".
Filmography
all 15
Movies 15
Writer 10
Songs
Love Me or Leave Me (1955)
Movie
Writer
Good News (1947)
Movie
Songs
George White's Scandals (1945)
Movie
Writer
Straight, Place and Show (1938)
Movie
Lyricist
Vogues of 1938 (1937)
Movie
Lyricist
Strike Me Pink (1936)
Movie
Lyricist
Splendor (1935)
Movie
Writer
Stand Up and Cheer! (1934)
Movie
Writer
Flying High (1931)
Movie
Writer
Indiscreet (1931)
Movie
Writer
Follow the Leader (1930)
Movie
Writer
Just Imagine (1930)
Movie
Writer
Follow Thru (1930)
Movie
Writer
Good News (1930)
Movie
Writer
Sunny Side Up (1929)
Movie
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1930
1935
1937
1955
Information
Known ForWriting
GenderMale
Birthday1893-12-10
Deathday1958-02-05 (64 years old)
Birth NameЛуис Браунштейн
Birth PlaceOdesa, Ukraine
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsЛев Браун
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