Jay Livingston | |
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 Livingston | |
| Born | Jacob Harold Levison March 28, 1915 McDonald, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | October 17, 2001 (aged 86) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Alma mater | University of Pennsylvania |
| Occupation | Composer |
| Years active | 1937–2001 |
| Spouse(s) | Lynne Gordon (1947–1991; her death; 2 children including Tammy Livingston Shirley Mitchell (1992–2001; his death) |
Jay Livingston (born Jacob Harold Levison; March 28, 1915 – October 17, 2001) was an American composer best known as half of a composing-songwriting duo with Ray Evans, with whom he specialized in composing film scores and original soundtrack songs. On the music Livingston composed, Evans wrote the lyrics.