Edward Eliscu

Edward Eliscu (April 2, 1902 – June 18, 1998) was an American lyricist, playwright, producer and actor, and a successful writer of songs for films.[1]

Edward Eliscu
Born(1902-04-02)April 2, 1902
Manhattan, New York City
DiedJune 18, 1998(1998-06-18) (aged 96)
Newtown, Connecticut
Occupation
  • lyricist
  • playwright
  • producer
  • stage actor

Life

Eliscu was born in Manhattan, New York City.[2] 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. Two well-known songs from that show include "More Than You Know," and "Without A Song."

He married the dancer and journalist Stella Bloch in 1931. 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.[3] Eliscu together with his wife's cousin Mortimer Offner moved away from Hollywood and returned to New York.[4]

Elscu was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1975.[2]

He died on June 18, 1998, aged 96, in Newtown, Connecticut.[1]

Eliscu is the grandfather of music journalist and broadcaster Jenny Eliscu.[5]

Works

Selected film and theatre scores

Selected hits
  • "Happy Because I’m in Love"
  • "Ankle Up the Altar"
  • "Music Makes Me"
  • "Orchids in the Moonlight"
  • "Meet the People"
  • "A Fellow and A Girl"
  • "You Forgot Your Gloves"
  • "They Cut Down the Old Pine Tree"
  • "More Than You Know"

Selected collaborators

References
  1. "Edward Eliscu, 96, Songwriter and Playwright". The New York Times. June 22, 1998.
  2. Songwriters Hall of Fame Archived October 1, 2006, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved October 19, 2015
  3. Stella Bloch papers, New York Public Library. Retrieved October 19, 2015
  4. Larry Ceplair; Steven Englund (January 1983). The Inquisition in Hollywood: Politics in the Film Community, 1930–1960. University of California Press. pp. 399–400. ISBN 978-0-520-04886-7.
  5. https://twitter.com/jennylsq/status/1156252912177299459. Retrieved June 26, 2020 – via Twitter. Missing or empty |title= (help)
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