Leon De Costa

Leon De Costa (Died May 10, 1951 aged 68) was a composer and playwright from Barcelona, Spain who emigrated to the United States. His father was a minister of the Spanish Regency. Leon De Costa served in the U.S. Army during World War I. ^[1]

Performers recorded his songs "I'm Neutral" and "Kosher Kitty Kelly". ^[2] He was a deponent in a court case over rights to the Kitty Kelly play. ^[3]

In 1925 he was recovering from cuts and other injuries sustained in a taxicab accident. ^[4]

Grave at Long Island National Cemetery

He was buried at Long Island National Cemetery.

Songs

• "To the Skies" (1917), dedicated to Frederick Handley Page ^[5]
• "One Happy Day" (1917), words and music, sheet music
• "Honey Bunch" (1919), words and music
• "I'm Neutral" ^[2]
• "Kosher Kitty Kelly" ^[2]
• "Beautiful World" ^[6]
• "Circus Days" (1923) ^{[7] [8]}
• "Come Along Mandy" (1924) ^[9]
• "Life's Sea and You"(1934)
• "The Life Time Prisoner" (1934)
• "Lifeless Life" (1934)
• "A Little Farm in Old Vermont" (1934)
• "Lilac Time Lullaby" (1934) ^[10]

Theater

• You Know Me Al! (April 11, 1918 - April 27, 1918), musical director and songwriter ^[11]
• Fifty-Fifty, Ltd. (October 27, 1919 - November 29, 1919), music and lyrics
• Kosher Kitty Kelly (June 15, 1925 - December 10, 1925, writer of musical
• The Blonde Sinner (Jul 14, 1926 - Dec 1926), writer ^{[11] [12]}

Filmography

• Kosher Kitty Kelly (1926), based on his play of the same name
• San Francisco Nights (1928), adapted from De Costa's play The Fruits of Divorce

References

1. https://www.nytimes.com/1951/05/11/archives/leon-de-costa-dies-playwright-and-composer-68-wrote-kosher-kitty.html
2. "Leon de Costa". Discography of American Historical Recordings.
3. https://www.google.com/books/edition/New_York_Supreme_Court/wwFpho7I13gC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq="Leon+De+Costa"&pg=RA1-PA31&printsec=frontcover
4. https://www.google.com/books/edition/New_York_Star/K_7vIgkHaUYC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq="Leon+De+Costa"&pg=RA14-PA15&printsec=frontcover
5. https://www.google.com/books/edition/Musical_Advance/N3gOueZ1BCAC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq="Leon+De+Costa"&pg=PT279&printsec=frontcover
6. "Beautiful World (Costa, Leon de) - IMSLP". imslp.org.
7. "Circus Days (Costa, Leon de) - IMSLP". imslp.org.
8. www.charliechaplinarchive.org/en/collection/cerca/circus-days-in-our-one-horse-town-lyric-and-music-by-leon-de-costa
9. "Come Along Mandy (Costa, Leon de) - IMSLP". imslp.org.
10. https://www.google.com/books/edition/Catalog_of_Copyright_Entries/TzhjAAAAIAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq="Leon+De+Costa"&pg=PA470&printsec=frontcover
11. "Leon De Costa – Broadway Cast & Staff | IBDB". www.ibdb.com.
12. https://www.google.com/books/edition/Drama_Calendar/hOzE8NxBJXUC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq="Leon+De+Costa"&pg=RA3-PA13&printsec=frontcover