Lane, Burton

The Oxford Companion to American Theatre | 2004 | 624 words | Copyright

Lane, Burton [né Levy] (1912–96), composer. The New York native began his professional career by writing the music for songs that were interpolated into the revues Three's a Crowd (1930) and The Third Little Show (1931). He then wrote the score for Earl Carroll's Vanities of 1931, after which he spent a decade in Hollywood. Lane returned to provide songs for Hold On to Your Hats (1940) and Laughing Room Only (1944) but wrote his best score for Finian's Rainbow (1947). He also provided commendable music for the less‐successful musicals On a Clear Day You Can See Forever (1965) and Carmelina (1979).

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