About Stanley Lebowsky
Lived 1926 – 1986 (aged 59). Stanley Lebowsky was an American composer, conductor, musician and bandleader.
Stanley Lebowsky (; November 26, 1926 – October 19, 1986) was a Hollywood and Broadway composer, lyricist, conductor and music director who conducted more than a dozen Broadway musicals including Chicago, Half a Sixpence, Irma La Douce, Jesus Christ Superstar, Pippin, The 1940's Radio Hour, and The Act. He was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and died at Mount Sinai West in Manhattan, survived by his wife Carol Estey.
Lebowsky was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Conductor and Musical Director in 1961 for Irma La Douce. In 1987 he was given a Drama Desk Special Award.
Works Musicals Gantry (1970) – composer
Songs "Take Off with Us" from All That Jazz (1979) and Fosse (1999) "The Wayward Wind" (1956)
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Who was Stanley Lebowsky?
American conductor (1926–1986)
When was Stanley Lebowsky born?
Stanley Lebowsky was born on 26 November 1926 in Minneapolis.
When did Stanley Lebowsky die?
Stanley Lebowsky died on 19 October 1986 in Manhattan.
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Stanley Lebowsky was a composer, conductor, musician and bandleader.
What nationality was Stanley Lebowsky?
Stanley Lebowsky was American.
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