Name Edward Eliscu Parents Edward Eliscu | Spouse Stella Bloch (m. ?–1998) Role Lyricist | |
Born April 2, 1902 ( 1902-04-02 ) New York City, New York Occupation Stage actor, songwriter Died June 18, 1998, Newtown, Connecticut, United States Movies Alice in Wonderland, A Touch of Magic, Knee Deep in Music Similar People Vincent Youmans, Billy Rose, Gus Kahn, Leo Robin, Nacio Herb Brown | ||
Education City College of New York | ||
Billie Holiday - More Than You Know (Brunswick Records 1939)
Edward Eliscu (April 2, 1902 – June 18, 1998) was a lyricist, playwright, producer and actor, and a successful writer of songs for films.
Contents
- Billie Holiday More Than You Know Brunswick Records 1939
- Life
- Selected film and theatre scores
- Selected hits
- Selected collaborators
- References
Life
Eliscu was born in Manhattan, New York City. He attended DeWitt Clinton High School in Manhattan as a classmate of director George Cukor. He then attended City College of New York and graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree.
He then began acting in Broadway plays. Eliscu's first film score was with Vincent Youmans and Billy Rose for the film Great Day.
He married the dancer and journalist Stella Bloch in 1931 after she divorced Ananda Coomaraswamy. They both worked in the film industry until the House Committee on Un-American Activities named her husband in the 1950s. This ended his career in the film and later in the television industry. Eliscu together with his wife's cousin Mortimer Offner moved away from Hollywood and returned to New York.
Elscu was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1975.
He died on June 18, 1998, aged 96, in Newtown, Connecticut.