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Burton Lane (né Levy; February 2, 1912 – January 5, 1997) was an American composer and lyricist primarily known for his theatre and film scores. His most popular and successful works include Finian's Rainbow in 1947 and On a Clear Day You Can See Forever in 1965.
Burton Lane, long one of popular music’s most revered songwriters, is one of the few American composers to have proved equally adept and successful in writing for both Broadway and motion pictures. Few other songwriters have criss-crossed the nation so often and so productively between Hollywood and New York.
Jan 7, 1997 · Burton Lane, the Broadway and Hollywood composer who wrote the melodies for ''Finian's Rainbow'' and such enduring songs as ''On a Clear Day You Can See Forever,'' '' (I...
Burton Lane. Soundtrack: Small Time Crooks. Composer, songwriter ("That Old Devil Moon") and author, educated at the High School of Commerce and Dwight Academy, and a private music student of Simon Bucharoff.
Burton Lane. Soundtrack: Small Time Crooks. Composer, songwriter ("That Old Devil Moon") and author, educated at the High School of Commerce and Dwight Academy, and a private music student of Simon Bucharoff.
Burton Lane, born in 1912, was – in the words of the New York Times – “one of the most respected American songwriters.” Lane began composing when he was just 15, writing songs for musical reviews. His most revered work is the rich, classic Broadway score for Finian’s Rainbow.
Though the name of American composer and lyricist Burton Lane (b. New York City, February 2, 1912; d. New York City, January 5, 1997) is not universally known, he turned out tunes for Broadway and Hollywood for over fifty years.
Burton Lane (2 February 1912, New York City – 5 January 1997, New York City) was an American composer and lyricist. Lane was born Morris Hyman Kushner in New York City and studied classical piano as a child.
Jan 5, 1997 · Burton Lane was an American composer and lyricist, born Morris Hyman Bernstein on February 2, 1912, in New York City. He began his career in the 1930s as a pianist and arranger for...
Burton Lane This audio only interview was conducted for a radio program by Dan Del Fiorentino and donated to the NAMM Oral History program: Burton Lane studied classical music in New York and had the opportunity to listen to George Gershwin playing the piano at his family home while still a teenager.
