Oscar Levant's Death
Born (Birthday) December 27, 1906
Death Date August 14, 1972
Age of Death 65 years
Cause of Death Heart Attack
Place of Death Beverly Hills, California, United States
Place of Burial Pierce Brothers Westwood Village Memorial Park & Mortuary, Los Angeles, California, United States
Profession Pianist
The pianist Oscar Levant died at the age of 65. Here is all you want to know and more!
Biography - A Short Wiki
Pianist, composer, and intellectual who became known for his witty appearances on The Jack Paar Show and other TV fare.
He studied with famed piano pedagogue Zygmunt Stojowski after moving to New York in 1922 following his father’s death. He also studied with Arnold Schoenberg and became close friends with George Gershwin.
He scored over 20 movies from 1929 until 1948 and wrote several pop songs that hit the charts, of which 1934’s Blame It on My Youth became his most famous.
Personal Life
He married Barbara Wooddell on January 5, 1932, but the marriage barely lasted a year. He later married June Gale on December 1, 1939.
He regularly appeared on NBC radio’s Kraft Music Hall starring Al Jolson.
How did Oscar Levant die?
Levant, a lifelong heavy smoker and longtime pharmaceutical drug user, died at home in Beverly Hills, California, of a heart attack in 1972 at age 65.