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Stevens, Leith, 1909-1970

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Personal name headingStevens, Leith, 1909-1970
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Associated countryUnited States
LocatedMount Moriah (Mo.) Kansas City (Mo.) New York (N.Y.) Los Angeles (Calif.)
Birth date1909-09-13
Death date1970-07-23
Place of birthMount Moriah (Mo.)
Harrison County (Mo.)
Place of deathLos Angeles (Calif.)
Field of activityMusic Composition (Music)
AffiliationKansas City Conservatory of Music
Juilliard School of Music
United States. Office of War Information
Paramount Television
Profession or occupationComposers Radio music directors Television producers and directors
Found inUniversity of Missouri--Kansas City. Archives. Index to the Leith Stevens collection ... 197-?: prelim. p. (b. 1909; d. 1970)
Internet movie database, July 19, 2005 (Leith Stevens; composer, conductor; born September 13, 1909, Mount Moriah, Mo.; died July 23, 1970, Los Angeles, Calif.)
University of Missouri-Kansas City Conservatory of Music. Rhythms of a century: page 62 (Leith Stevens, a 1927 Conservatory graduate who also studied at Juilliard, had a long and distinguished career as a Hollywood composer. Stevens was raised in Kansas City, then went on to work as musical director for several radio variety shows through the 1940s. During World War II, he served as director of radio programs for the Office of War Information in the Southwest Pacific theater. Stevens was musical director for Paramount TV at the time of his death. He died in 1970 after suffering a massive heart attack.)
Associated languageeng