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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 (1915-2001) was a prolific and award-winning composer of songs for movies and TV shows, such as "Mona Lisa", "Que Sera Sera" and "Bonanza". He also acted in a few films, including Sunset Boulevard (1950).
- Music Department, Composer, Actor
- March 28, 1915
- Jay Livingston
- October 17, 2001
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 was a prolific and award-winning songwriter and singer who composed songs for films and TV shows. Browse his works, covers, and original songs on SecondHandSongs, a website that tracks songwriters and their songs.
- March 28, 1915
- October 17, 2001
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.
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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 ...
