Biography

Harold A. Levey was educated at the National Conservatory (with a scholarship at age ten), and studied with Soffaroff and Joseffy. He was first-clarinetist with the New York Symphony Orchestra and conducted it in 1949 and 1950. He performed with Victor Herbert for many years, conducted Broadway musicals, and wrote the stage scores for "Lady Billy", "The Clinging Vine", "Rainbow Rose", and "Lovely Lady". For radio, he composed and arranged music for "Cavalcade of America", "Armstrong Theater" and "Theatre Guild of the Air". Joining ASCAP in 1925, he collaborated with Zelda Sears, Owen Murphy and Kenneth Webb, and his chief popular-song compositions include "Just Plant a Kiss", "Love Needs No Single Word", "First Last and Only", "The Clinging Vine", "Rainbow", and "Lovely Lady".
- IMDb mini biography by: Lou Rugani