Leon De Costa

Leon De Costa (died May 10, 1951 aged 68) was a composer and playwright from Barcelona, Spain who emigrated to the United States. His father was a minister of the Spanish Regency. Leon De Costa served in the U.S. Army during World War I.[1]

Performers recorded his songs "I'm Neutral" and "Kosher Kitty Kelly".[2] He was a deponent in a court case over rights to the Kitty Kelly play.[3]

In 1925 he was recovering from cuts and other injuries sustained in a taxicab accident.[4]

He was buried at Long Island National Cemetery.

Songs

  • "To the Skies" (1917), dedicated to Frederick Handley Page[5]
  • "One Happy Day" (1917), words and music, sheet music
  • "Honey Bunch" (1919), words and music
  • "I'm Neutral"[2]
  • "Kosher Kitty Kelly"[2]
  • "Beautiful World"[6]
  • "Circus Days" (1923)[7][8]
  • "Come Along Mandy" (1924)[9]
  • "Life's Sea and You"(1934)
  • "The Life Time Prisoner" (1934)
  • "Lifeless Life" (1934)
  • "A Little Farm in Old Vermont" (1934)
  • "Lilac Time Lullaby" (1934)[10]

Theater

  • You Know Me Al! (April 11, 1918 - April 27, 1918), musical director and songwriter[11]
  • Fifty-Fifty, Ltd. (October 27, 1919 - November 29, 1919), music and lyrics
  • Kosher Kitty Kelly (June 15, 1925 - December 10, 1925, writer of musical
  • The Blonde Sinner (Jul 14, 1926 - Dec 1926), writer[11][12]

Filmography

References

  1. ^ https://www.nytimes.com/1951/05/11/archives/leon-de-costa-dies-playwright-and-composer-68-wrote-kosher-kitty.html
  2. ^ a b c "Leon de Costa". Discography of American Historical Recordings.
  3. ^ New York Supreme Court.
  4. ^ New York Star. Roland Burke Hennessy. 1925.
  5. ^ Musical Advance. Musical Advance Company. 1917.
  6. ^ "Beautiful World (Costa, Leon de) - IMSLP". imslp.org.
  7. ^ "Circus Days (Costa, Leon de) - IMSLP". imslp.org.
  8. ^ "Circus Days In our One Horse Town/Lyric and Music by Leon de Costa".
  9. ^ "Come Along Mandy (Costa, Leon de) - IMSLP". imslp.org.
  10. ^ Catalog of Copyright Entries: Musical compositions. Library of Congress, Copyright Office. 1935.
  11. ^ a b "Leon De Costa – Broadway Cast & Staff | IBDB". www.ibdb.com.
  12. ^ Drama Calendar. New York Drama League. 1926.
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