Stanley Lebowsky (; November 26, 1926 – October 19, 1986) was a

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and

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composer, lyricist,

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and music director who conducted more than a dozen

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including ''

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'', '' Half a Sixpence'', ''

Irma La Douce ''Irma la Douce'' (, "Irma the Sweet") is a 1963 American romantic comedy film directed by Billy Wilder from a screenplay he co-wrote with I. A. L. Diamond, based on the 1956 French stage musical of the same name by Marguerite Monnot and Al ...

'', ''

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'', '' Pippin'', '' The 1940's Radio Hour'', and '' The Act''. He was born in

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, and died at

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in Manhattan, survived by his wife Carol Estey. Lebowsky was nominated for a

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in 1961 for ''Irma La Douce''. In 1987 he was given a

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Works

;Musicals *''

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'' (1970) – composer ;Songs *"Take Off with Us" from '' All That Jazz'' (1979) and '' Fosse'' (1999) *" The Wayward Wind" (1956)

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Lebowsky, Stanley 1926 births 1986 deaths Writers from Minneapolis American musical theatre composers American male musical theatre composers American male conductors (music) 20th-century American conductors (music) 20th-century American composers 20th-century American male musicians