Leo Edwards (composer)
Leo Edwards (21 February 1886 – 12 July 1978) was a Broadway composer. He was the brother of Gus Edwards,[1] who was also a Broadway composer.
- For the author of children's stories who used the pen name Leo Edwards, see Edward Edson Lee.
Edwards was born Leo Simon in the German Empire. He appeared in vaudeville and worked for music publishing firms as a staff writer.
His Broadway credits include The Wizard of Oz, The Blue Paradise, and the Ziegfeld Follies of 1912, 1913, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1921 and 1923.[2]
Edwards co-wrote the popular song "My Fantasy" with Paul Whiteman and Jack Meskill, which is an adaptation of the Polovtsian Dances theme from the opera Prince Igor by Alexander Borodin.
References
- Gus Edwards at the Internet Movie Database
- Leo Edwards at the Internet Broadway Database
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