Lionel Newman

Born January 4, 1916· New Haven, Connecticut, USA

† Died February 3, 1989

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Emerging from a large New Haven family of Russian-Jewish immigrants, Newman received his early musical education in New York before refining his craft with teachers Joseph Achron and Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco after moving to Los Angeles. He entered Hollywood at sixteen, conducting for Earl Carroll and later accompanying Mae West, experiences that led to a piano post on the S.S. Rotterdam. At 20th… Read more

Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources