Brown, Lew

Lew Brown Lyricist, and publisher Odessa, Russia, December 10, 1893; New York City, February 5, 1958. He came to the United States when he was five, and as a teenager was writing parodies and song lyrics. His first success was with Albert Von Tilzer , “I’m the Lonesomest Gal in Town” (1912). He worked with composers Ray Henderson, Con Conrad, Harry Warren, Harry Akst, Cliff Friend, Lou Alter, Sam Stept, Jay Gorney , Sammy Fain, and Harold Arlen before and after joining Buddy Desylva and Ray…