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Ted Lewis(1890-1971)

  • Actor
  • Music Department
  • Soundtrack
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Ted Lewis
Conductor, author, clarinetist and singer Ted Lewis (Theodore Leopold Friedman) was a bandleader in vaudeville, films and in nightclubs since 1910, and made many records. Joining ASCAP in 1957, his chief musical collaborators included Billy Munro, Andrew Sterling and Harry Von Tilzer, and his popular-song compositions include "Is Everybody Happy Now?", "While We Danced till Dawn", "Sing a Little Love Song for Your Baby", and his theme "When My Baby Smiles at Me".
BornJune 6, 1890
DiedAugust 25, 1971(81)
BornJune 6, 1890
DiedAugust 25, 1971(81)
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Laverne Andrews, Maxene Andrews, Patty Andrews, and Ted Lewis in Peliluolan pennittömät perijät (1941)
Ted Lewis in Peliluolan pennittömät perijät (1941)
Ted Lewis in Peliluolan pennittömät perijät (1941)
Ted Lewis in Peliluolan pennittömät perijät (1941)
Gene Autry, Henry Armetta, Cab Calloway, Leo Carrillo, Joe DiMaggio, Ann Dvorak, Tamara Geva, James Gleason, Ted Lewis, and Phil Regan in Manhattan Merry-Go-Round (1937)
Gene Autry, Cab Calloway, Leo Carrillo, Joe DiMaggio, Ann Dvorak, Tamara Geva, Ted Lewis, Phil Regan, Max Terhune, Ted Lewis and His Orchestra, Cab Calloway and His Cotton Club Orchestra, and Elmer in Manhattan Merry-Go-Round (1937)
Mary Astor, John Barrymore, Richard Barthelmess, Noah Beery, Harry Akst, Armida, Johnny Arthur, William Bakewell, Sally Blane, Irène Bordoni, Marion Byron, Georges Carpentier, Ethlyne Clair, Betty Compson, Dolores Costello, Helene Costello, Viola Dana, Alice Day, Marceline Day, Sally Eilers, Frank Fay, Lila Lee, and Ted Lewis in The Show of Shows (1929)
Bud Abbott, Laverne Andrews, Maxene Andrews, Patty Andrews, Evelyn Ankers, Mischa Auer, Richard Carlson, Lou Costello, Joan Davis, Shemp Howard, Ted Lewis, and The Andrews Sisters in Peliluolan pennittömät perijät (1941)
Bud Abbott, Mischa Auer, Richard Carlson, Lou Costello, Joan Davis, and Ted Lewis in Peliluolan pennittömät perijät (1941)
Mary Astor, John Barrymore, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Myrna Loy, Richard Barthelmess, Noah Beery, Harry Akst, Johnny Arthur, William Bakewell, Sally Blane, Monte Blue, Irène Bordoni, Hobart Bosworth, Joseph A. Burke, Marion Byron, Georges Carpentier, Ethlyne Clair, James Clemens, Ruth Clifford, William Collier Jr., Betty Compson, Chester Conklin, Heinie Conklin, Dolores Costello, Helene Costello, William Courtenay, Jack Curtis, Viola Dana, Alice Day, Marceline Day, Sally Eilers, Frank Fay, Louise Fazenda, Pauline Garon, Lupino Lane, Albert Gran, Alexander Gray, Lloyd Hamilton, Julanne Johnston, Sôjin Kamiyama, Frances Lee, Lila Lee, Ted Lewis, Winnie Lightner, Beatrice Lillie, Jacqueline Logan, Nick Lucas, Tully Marshall, Shirley Mason, Otto Matieson, Philo McCullough, Patsy Ruth Miller, Bull Montana, Lee Moran, Chester Morris, Jack Mulhall, Edna Murphy, Carmel Myers, Marian Nixon, Molly O'Day, Sally O'Neil, Gertrude Olmstead, Kalla Pasha, Anders Randolf, Bert Roach, Sid Silvers, Ann Sothern, Ben Turpin, Alberta Vaughn, H.B. Warner, Alice White, Lois Wilson, Grant Withers, and Loretta Young in The Show of Shows (1929)
John Barrymore, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Richard Barthelmess, Irène Bordoni, Dolores Costello, Alice Day, Ted Lewis, Winnie Lightner, Beatrice Lillie, and Alice White in The Show of Shows (1929)

Known for:

Tobey Maguire in Siskel & Ebert & the Movies (1986)
Seabiscuit - Amerikkalainen legenda
7.3
  • Soundtrack("There's a New Day Comin'")
  • 2003
You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger (2010)
You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger
6.3
  • Soundtrack("When My Baby Smiles At Me")
  • 2010
Virginia Bruce, Ted Lewis, Harry Stockwell, and Ted Lewis and His Orchestra in Here Comes the Band (1935)
Here Comes the Band
5.7
  • Ted Lowry
  • 1935
Bud Abbott, Laverne Andrews, Maxene Andrews, Patty Andrews, Evelyn Ankers, Mischa Auer, Richard Carlson, Lou Costello, Joan Davis, Ted Lewis, and The Andrews Sisters in Peliluolan pennittömät perijät (1941)
Peliluolan pennittömät perijät
7.3
  • Ted Lewis
  • 1941

Credits

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Actor

  • Marlene Dietrich, Orson Welles, W.C. Fields, Laverne Andrews, Maxene Andrews, Patty Andrews, Susanna Foster, Grace McDonald, Donald O'Connor, George Raft, Peggy Ryan, Dinah Shore, Vera Zorina, and The Andrews Sisters in Follow the Boys (1944)
    Follow the Boys
    • Ted Lewis (uncredited)
    • 1944
  • Ted Lewis in Is Everybody Happy? (1943)
    Is Everybody Happy?
    • Ted Lewis
    • 1943
  • Bing Crosby, Brian Donlevy, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Carolyn Lee, and Mary Martin in Kiihoittavaa rytmiä (1941)
    Kiihoittavaa rytmiä
    • Ted Lewis
    • 1941
  • Is Everybody Happy?
    • Ted Lewis
    • Short
    • 1941
  • Bud Abbott, Laverne Andrews, Maxene Andrews, Patty Andrews, Evelyn Ankers, Mischa Auer, Richard Carlson, Lou Costello, Joan Davis, Ted Lewis, and The Andrews Sisters in Peliluolan pennittömät perijät (1941)
    Peliluolan pennittömät perijät
    • Ted Lewis
    • 1941
  • Gene Autry, Leo Carrillo, Ann Dvorak, Tamara Geva, James Gleason, Phil Regan, Ted Lewis and His Orchestra, Cab Calloway and His Cotton Club Orchestra, and Kay Thompson and Her Ensemble in Manhattan Merry-Go-Round (1937)
    Manhattan Merry-Go-Round
    • Orchestra Leader (uncredited)
    • 1937
  • Virginia Bruce, Ted Lewis, Harry Stockwell, and Ted Lewis and His Orchestra in Here Comes the Band (1935)
    Here Comes the Band
    • Ted Lowry
    • 1935
  • The Show of Shows (1929)
    The Show of Shows
    • Performer in 'The Pirate' Number
    • 1929
  • Ted Lewis in Is Everybody Happy? (1929)
    Is Everybody Happy?
    • Ted Todd
    • 1929
  • Idle Hands (1921)
    Idle Hands
    • Band Leader
    • 1921

Music Department

  • Ted Lewis in Circleville Ohio's Favorite Son (2018)
    Circleville Ohio's Favorite Son
    • Music Department
    • Short
    • 2018

Soundtrack

  • Essie Davis, Nathan Page, and Hugo Johnstone-Burt in Neiti Fisherin etsivätoimisto (2012)
    Neiti Fisherin etsivätoimisto
    • performer: "The World Is Waiting For The Sunrise"
    • TV Series
    • 2013
  • Chris Tashima in Lil Tokyo Reporter (2012)
    Lil Tokyo Reporter
    • writer: "Headin' for Better Times"
    • Short
    • 2012
  • Boardwalk Empire (2010)
    Boardwalk Empire
    • lyrics: "When My Baby Smiles at Me" (uncredited)
    • TV Series
    • 2010
  • You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger (2010)
    You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger
    • writer: "When My Baby Smiles At Me"
    • 2010
  • Tobey Maguire in Siskel & Ebert & the Movies (1986)
    Seabiscuit - Amerikkalainen legenda
    • performer: "There's a New Day Comin'"
    • 2003
  • Le sourire d'Isaac (2002)
    Le sourire d'Isaac
    • writer: "Medley Fox Trot"
    • TV Movie
    • 2002
  • Bob Hope in The Bob Hope Show (1950)
    The Bob Hope Show
    • writer: "Me and My Shadow / When My Baby Smiles at Me"
    • TV Series
    • 1977
  • When My Baby Smiles at Me (1948)
    When My Baby Smiles at Me
    • lyrics: "When My Baby Smiles at Me"
    • 1948
  • Marlene Dietrich, Orson Welles, W.C. Fields, Laverne Andrews, Maxene Andrews, Patty Andrews, Susanna Foster, Grace McDonald, Donald O'Connor, George Raft, Peggy Ryan, Dinah Shore, Vera Zorina, and The Andrews Sisters in Follow the Boys (1944)
    Follow the Boys
    • performer: "Good Night" (1923) (uncredited)
    • 1944
  • Ted Lewis in Is Everybody Happy? (1943)
    Is Everybody Happy?
    • lyrics: "When My Baby Smiles at Me"
    • 1943
  • Bud Abbott, Laverne Andrews, Maxene Andrews, Patty Andrews, Evelyn Ankers, Mischa Auer, Richard Carlson, Lou Costello, Joan Davis, Ted Lewis, and The Andrews Sisters in Peliluolan pennittömät perijät (1941)
    Peliluolan pennittömät perijät
    • lyrics: "When My Baby Smiles at Me" (1920)
    • performer: "When My Baby Smiles at Me" (1920), "Me and My Shadow" (1927) (uncredited)
    • 1941
  • Dan Dailey, Virginia Grey, and Frank Morgan in Hullabaloo (1940)
    Hullabaloo
    • lyrics: "When My Baby Smiles at Me" (1920)
    • performer: "When My Baby Smiles at Me" (1920) (uncredited)
    • 1940
  • Gene Autry, Leo Carrillo, Ann Dvorak, Tamara Geva, James Gleason, Phil Regan, Ted Lewis and His Orchestra, Cab Calloway and His Cotton Club Orchestra, and Kay Thompson and Her Ensemble in Manhattan Merry-Go-Round (1937)
    Manhattan Merry-Go-Round
    • lyrics: "When My Baby Smiles at Me"
    • performer: "I'm a Musical Magical Man" (uncredited)
    • 1937
  • Virginia Bruce, Ted Lewis, Harry Stockwell, and Ted Lewis and His Orchestra in Here Comes the Band (1935)
    Here Comes the Band
    • lyrics: "When My Baby Smiles at Me" (1920)
    • performer: "You're My Thrill" (1935), "When My Baby Smiles at Me" (1920) (uncredited), "Memories" (1915) (uncredited), "Me and My Shadow" (1927) (uncredited), "Wear a Hat with a Silver Lining" (1928) (uncredited), "The Peanut Vendor" (1931) (uncredited) (uncredited)
    • 1935
  • Bye-Gones
    • lyrics: "When My Baby Smiles at Me"
    • Short
    • 1933

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Ted Lewis and His Band
  • Height
    • 1.70 m
  • Born
    • June 6, 1890
    • Circleville, Ohio, USA
  • Died
    • August 25, 1971
    • New York City, New York, USA(heart attack)
  • Spouse
    • Adah Becker1915 - August 25, 1971 (his death)
  • Other works
    Active on Broadway in the following productions:
  • Publicity listings
    • 4 Portrayals
    • 3 Articles

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    His career lasted 62 years, concluding in the lounge of the Desert Inn in Las Vegas.
  • Trademarks
      Crumpled silk highhat, and clarinet
  • Nickname
    • The High Hat Tragedian of Song

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