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Jay Livingston (born Jacob Harold Levison; March 28, 1915 – October 17, 2001) was an American composer best known as half of a song-writing duo with Ray Evans that specialized in songs composed for films.
Jay Livingston was born March 28, 1915 in McDonald, Pennsylvania. He (along with his partner Ray Evans) composed many songs for movies such as To Each His Own (1946), Tammy and the Bachelor (1957) and Academy Award winning songs "Mona Lisa" from the movie Captain Carey, U.S.A. (1949), "Buttons and Bows" from the movie The Paleface (1948) and ...
Often described in the late 1990’s as the “last great of the great songwriters of Hollywood,” Livingston and Evans were the recipient of three Academy Awards for Best Song in a Motion Picture for “Que Sera Sera”, “Mona Lisa” and “Buttons and Bows” and received nearly 10 other Oscar nominations.
Oct 18, 2001 · Jay Livingston, the pop composer and lyricist who collaborated with Ray Evans on three movie songs that won Academy Awards -- ''Mona Lisa,'' ''Que Será, Será'' and ''Buttons and...
Jay Livingston originally did Mr. Ed [Vocal Version of Theme Song], Bonanza / Mr. Ed and You're So Right for Me. Jay Livingston wrote Whatever Will Be, Will Be (Que sera, sera), Never Let Me Go and Mona Lisa.
Oct 17, 2001 · The post-war songwriter Jay Livingston earned three Academy Awards for Best Song during the 1940s and '50s in tandem with Ray Evans. Born in Pennsylvania, Livingston studied classical piano as a child…. Read Full Biography.
Jay Livingston was born March 28, 1915 in McDonald, Pennsylvania. He (along with his partner Ray Evans) composed many songs for movies such as To Each His Own (1946), Tammy and the Bachelor (1957) and Academy Award winning songs "Mona Lisa" from the movie Captain Carey, U.S.A. (1949), "Buttons and Bows" from the movie The Paleface (1948) and ...
