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Carolyn Leigh scores

Title
Carolyn Leigh scores, 1910-1982.
Author
Leigh, Carolyn, 1926-1983.
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Box 6Mixed materialSupervised use JPB 03-17 Box 6Offsite
Box 5Mixed materialSupervised use JPB 03-17 Box 5Offsite
Box 4Mixed materialSupervised use JPB 03-17 Box 4Offsite
Box 3Mixed materialSupervised use JPB 03-17 Box 3Offsite
Box 2Mixed materialSupervised use JPB 03-17 Box 2Offsite
Box 1Mixed materialSupervised use JPB 03-17 Box 1Offsite

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Additional Authors
  • Coleman, Cy.
  • Gould, Morton, 1913-1996.
  • Pockriss, Lee.
  • Springer, Philip, 1926-
Description
1.5 linear ft. (6 boxes)
Summary
The Carolyn Leigh Scores consist of published copies of many of her works. Productions documented in the collection include Little Me, Peter Pan, and Wildcat, which starred Lucille Ball. Some of the individual scores are by Cy Coleman, Lee Pockriss, Philip Springer, and Morton Gould and include Witchcraft, Young at Heart, and Firefly. There are some arrangements of Coleman-Leigh works in German.
Subjects
Genre/Form
Scores.
Source (note)
  • Silver, June.
Biography (note)
  • Carolyn Leigh, lyricist, was born August 21, 1926 in New York.
Indexes/Finding Aids (note)
  • Finding aid available in repository and on Internet.
Processing Action (note)
  • Cataloged
Call Number
JPB 03-17
OCLC
NYPT04-A3
Author
Leigh, Carolyn, 1926-1983.
Title
Carolyn Leigh scores, 1910-1982.
Biography
Carolyn Leigh, lyricist, was born August 21, 1926 in New York. She wrote lyrics for the Broadway shows Peter Pan, Wildcat, How Now Dow Jones, and Little Me, as well as for a tribute to labor commissioned by the United States Department of Labor entitled Something to Do. She also wrote for television and numerous popular songs including Young at Heart, Witchcraft, and Firefly. Among her principal collaborators were Cy Coleman, Morton Gould, and Lee Pockriss. Ms. Leigh died in 1983 in New York and was inducted posthumousy into the Song Writers' Hall of Fame in 1985.
Indexes
Finding aid available in repository and on Internet.
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Finding Aid
Added Author
Coleman, Cy.
Gould, Morton, 1913-1996.
Pockriss, Lee.
Springer, Philip, 1926-
Research Call Number
JPB 03-17
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