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Rowland Leigh | |
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| Birth name | Roland Henry Gordon Leigh |
| Also known as | Rowley Leigh |
| Born | 16 May 1902 London, United Kingdom |
| Died | 8 October 1963 New York City, United States |
| Genres | Musical theatre, popular |
| Occupation(s) | Lyricist, librettist |
Rowland Leigh (1902 – 1963) was an aristocratic Anglo-American lyricist, screenwriter, and librettist, who worked with many famous actors and musicians during his career on Broadway and in Hollywood.
Family
His mother, Hon Mrs Leigh,[1] was the youngest daughter of General William Washington Gordon and he was in remainder to the peerage title of Baron Leigh, through his father the Hon Rowland Leigh (1859–1943).
Leigh married 17 November 1937 Catherine de Bernard de La Fosse, daughter of Vicomte Pierre de Bernard de La Fosse, of Château de Beaumont, Loir-et-Cher, France, but they had no children and divorced in 1943.[2]
Works
Filmography
Stage works
See also
References
- ^ Mosley, Charles, ed. (2003). Burke's Peerage & Baronetage, 107th edn. London: Burke's Peerage & Gentry Ltd. p. 2293 (LEIGH, B). ISBN 0-9711966-2-1.
- ^ Généalogie de Bernard de La Fosse
- ^ www.timeout.com
- ^ www.amctv.com
- ^ www.ibdb.com
- ^ Wearing, J. P. (2014). "30.405". The London Stage 1930–1939: A Calendar of Productions, Performers, and Personnel (hardcover) (2nd ed.). Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. ISBN 978-0-8108-9303-0 – via books.google.co.uk.
External links
- Rowland Leigh at the Internet Broadway Database
- Rowland Leigh at IMDb