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Lew Brown was a lyricist for popular songs in the United States. During World War I and the Roaring Twenties, he wrote lyrics for several of the top Tin Pan Alley composers, especially Albert Von Tilzer. Brown was one third of a successful songwriting and music publishing team with Buddy DeSylva and Ray Henderson from 1925 until 1931. Brown also wrote or co-wrote many Broadway shows and Hollywood films. Among his most-popular songs are "Button Up Your Overcoat", "Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree", "Life Is Just a Bowl of Cherries", "That Old Feeling", and "The Birth of the Blues".
Birth Name
Lewis Bronstein
Born
Sunday, 10 December 1893
Died
Wednesday, 05 February 1958
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Man | Gilbert | 1972 |
| Columbo | 2nd Detective | 1971 |
| O'Hara, United States Treasury: Operation Cobra | 1971 | |
| Mission: Impossible | Dunson | 1966 |
| Combat! | Pratt | 1962 |
| The Milton Berle Show | Self - Composer / Singer | 1948 |
| Stand Up and Cheer! | Voice of Jimmy Durante Penguin | 1934 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Man | Gilbert | 1972 |
| Columbo | 2nd Detective | 1971 |
| O'Hara, United States Treasury: Operation Cobra | 1971 | |
| Mission: Impossible | Dunson | 1966 |
| Combat! | Pratt | 1962 |
| The Milton Berle Show | Self - Composer / Singer | 1948 |
| Stand Up and Cheer! | Voice of Jimmy Durante Penguin | 1934 |
Producer Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| Stand Up and Cheer! | 1934 |
| Indiscreet | 1931 |
| Just Imagine | 1930 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1938 | Oscar | Best Music, Original Song | Nominated |
