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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.
Lew Brown was born on 18 March 1925 in Goltry, Oklahoma, USA. He was an actor, known for Airport (1970), Topaz (1969) and Days of Our Lives (1965). He was married to Toby Adler. He died on 27 July 2014 in La Jolla, San Diego, California, USA.
- January 1, 1
- Goltry, Oklahoma, USA
- January 1, 1
- La Jolla, San Diego, California, USA
Lew Brown was born on 18 March 1925 in Goltry, Oklahoma, USA. He was an actor, known for Airport (1970), Topaz (1969) and Days of Our Lives (1965). He was married to Toby Adler. He died on 27 July 2014 in La Jolla, San Diego, California, USA.
- March 18, 1925
- July 27, 2014
Lew Brown. Soundtrack: It's a Wonderful Life. Songwriter ("Beer Barrel Polka", "Sonny Boy", "The Thrill is Gone"), composer, author, publisher and producer, he came to the USA in 1898 and was educated at DeWitt Clinton High School in New York.
- Writer, Music Department, Producer
- December 10, 1893
- Lew Brown
- February 5, 1958
"The Thrill Is Gone" is a popular song composed by Ray Henderson with lyrics by Lew Brown which was first sung by Everett Marshall in the Broadway revue George White's Scandals in 1931. The song was first recorded in 1931 by Rudy Vallée And His Connecticut Yankees on the Victor label.
Life Is Just a Bowl of Cherries" is a popular song with music by Ray Henderson and lyrics by Lew Brown, published in 1931. Ethel Merman introduced this song in George White's Scandals of 1931. A Rudy Vallée version, recorded in 1931, spent five weeks in the top-10 pop music charts. The song was revived in 1953 by singer Jaye P. Morgan.
Lew Brown wrote lyrics for some of the most popular songs of the 1920s and 1930s as part of the songwriting team of De Sylva, Brown, and Henderson including “The Best Things in Life are Free”, “I Used to Love You But It’s All Over Now”, “Life Is Just a Bowl of Cherries”, “You’re the Cream in My Coffee” and “Sunny Side Up”.
