1900-1984 US, Brooklyn
Composer / Producer of Soundtrack
b. November 25, 1900, Brooklyn, New York (USA) d. September 3, 1984, Kintnersville, Pennsylvania (USA) >> Please use Schwartz & Dietz when credited with Howard Dietz << Arthur Schwartz was an American composer and film producer. While studying legal studies at New York University and postgraduate studies at Columbia University he supported himself by playing piano. After quitting the law profession for good in 1928, Schwartz devoted himself entirely to songwriting. Acquaintances like Lorenz Hart and George Gershwin encouraged him to continue composing and in 1928, he met Howard Dietz, the lyricist with whom he produced his most successful material. Inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1972. In 1990 he received the ASCAP Award for Most Performed Feature Film Standard "That's Entertainment" from The Band Wagon.
Schwartz & Dietz |
Track list and 30sec audio provided by
Title | Artist | Year | Type |
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The Band Wagon | Fred Astaire, Cyd Charisse, Oscar Levant, Howard Dietz, Arthur Schwartz | 2005 | Album |
Songs By Arthur Schwartz | Arthur Schwartz, Art Wagner Quintet, Bob Shaver & Laurel Shelby | 1986 | Album |
Alone Together | Jonathan Schwartz Sings Arthur Schwartz | 1977 | Album |
The Music Of Arthur Schwartz 1937 - 1943 (Volume III) | Arthur Schwartz | 1975 | Album |
The Music Of Arthur Schwartz 1932 - 1934 (Volume I) | Arthur Schwartz | 1975 | Album |
Les Plus Grands Films De Notre Temps | Nacio Herb Brown, George Gershwin, Frederick Loewe, Robin / Styne, Cole Porter, Howard Dietz, Arthur Schwartz, Maurice Jarre, Nino Rota | Album | |
"Something To Remember You By..." | Robert Farnon And His Orchestra, Arthur Schwartz | Album | |
From The Pen Of Arthur Schwartz | Arthur Schwartz | Album | |
Four Television Musicals | Arthur Schwartz | Album |