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
[edit]- "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
[edit]Filmography
[edit]- Kosher Kitty Kelly (1926), based on his play of the same name
- San Francisco Nights (1928), adapted from De Costa's play The Fruits of Divorce
References
[edit]- ↑ https://www.nytimes.com/1951/05/11/archives/leon-de-costa-dies-playwright-and-composer-68-wrote-kosher-kitty.html
- 1 2 3 "Leon de Costa". Discography of American Historical Recordings.
- ↑ New York Supreme Court.
- ↑ New York Star. Roland Burke Hennessy. 1925.
- ↑ Musical Advance. Musical Advance Company. 1917.
- ↑ "Beautiful World (Costa, Leon de) - IMSLP". imslp.org.
- ↑ "Circus Days (Costa, Leon de) - IMSLP". imslp.org.
- ↑ "Circus Days In our One Horse Town/Lyric and Music by Leon de Costa".
- ↑ "Come Along Mandy (Costa, Leon de) - IMSLP". imslp.org.
- ↑ Catalog of Copyright Entries: Musical compositions. Library of Congress, Copyright Office. 1935.
- 1 2 "Leon De Costa – Broadway Cast & Staff | IBDB". www.ibdb.com.
- ↑ Drama Calendar. New York Drama League. 1926.
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