Leo Robin
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Leo Robin (April 6, 1900 - December 29, 1984) was an American composer and songwriter.
Leo Robin was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He studied at the University of Pittsburgh Law School and Carnegie Tech's drama school, and later worked as a reporter and as a publicist.
Robin's first hits came in 1926 with the Broadway production By the Way, with hits in several other musicals immediately following, such as Bubbling Over (1926), Hit the Deck, Judy (1927), and Hello Yourself (1928). In 1932, Robin went out to Hollywood to work for Paramount Pictures, and he and fellow composer Robert Rainger became the leading film songwriting duo of the 1930s and early 1940s, with over 50 hits. Robin & Rainger worked together until Rainger's death in a plane crash in October 1942. Robin continued to collaborate with many other composers over the years, including Vincent Youmans, Sam Coslow, Richard Whiting, and Nacio Herb Brown.
Leo Robin officially retired from the movie industry in 1955. He is a member of the Songwriters' Hall of Fame. Robin wrote many popular songs, mostly for film and television, including "Louise", "Beyond the Blue Horizon", "Prisoner of Love", "Blue Hawaii" and Bob Hope's signature tune, "Thanks for the Memories".
Rabin died of heart failure in Woodland Hills, California at the age of 84.
External link
- Songwriters' Hall of Fame: Leo Robin (http://www.songwritershalloffame.org/exhibit_home_page.asp?exhibitId=237)