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Oscar Levant was a composer, pianist and jazz musician. Oscar Levant was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States on December 27, 1906. Death is recorded on August 14, 1972, at the age of 65. Listed accolades include star on Hollywood Walk of Fame.
My Take
Oscar Levant fascinates me precisely because he could never sit still inside a single talent. A serious concert pianist trained by Schoenberg, a composer, a conductor, and a screen presence all at once, he ended up most beloved not for his thirty-three albums but for his neurotic, razor-sharp wit. To me, that is the tragedy and the charm: a man who turned his own anxieties into public art. I admire performers who let their cracks show rather than polishing them away, and Levant did exactly that, decades before vulnerability became fashionable in entertainment.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Oscar Levant
- Name (Japanese)
- オスカー・レヴァント
- Reading
- おすかー・れゔぁんと
- Born
- December 27, 1906 – August 14, 1972
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Capricorn / Horse
- Origin
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
- Occupation
- actor / composer / pianist / jazz musician / film actor
2. Background
Awards & achievements
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
3. Links
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar%20Levant
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q945042
4. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-20
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Oscar Levant born?
Born December 27, 1906.
When did Oscar Levant die?
Died August 14, 1972, aged 65.
Where was Oscar Levant from?
Oscar Levant was from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States.
What did Oscar Levant do?
Oscar Levant worked as actor, composer, pianist, jazz musician, film actor.
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