Ted Lewis was born on June 6, 1891 in Circleville, Ohio, USA as Theodore Leopold Friedman. He was married to Adah Becker. He died on August 25, 1971 in New York City, New York, USA.
Veteran dance band leader, former vaudevillian. Lewis set up his first orchestra in 1910. After working at the College Arms Cabaret in New York, he formed another group ("Ted Lewis & His Nut Band") on Coney island in 1916, initially intending it to be a vaudeville novelty act. By the early 1930s this four-piece unit had developed into a bigger show band, which headlined at the Orpheum Circuit and toured theaters and vaudeville houses both in the US and in Europe. Lewis was able to attract many top-flight musicians, including Jimmy Dorsey, George Brunis and Mugsy Spanier.
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His career lasted 62 years, concluding in the lounge of the Desert Inn in Las Vegas.
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries
2013
TV Series performer - 1 episode
Lil Tokyo Reporter
2012
Short writer: "Headin' for Better Times"
Boardwalk Empire
2010
TV Series lyrics - 1 episode
You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger
2010
writer: "When My Baby Smiles At Me"
Seabiscuit
2003
performer: "There's a New Day Comin'"
The Smile of Isaac
2002
TV Movie documentary writer: "Medley Fox Trot"
When My Baby Smiles at Me
1948
lyrics: "When My Baby Smiles at Me"
Follow the Boys
1944
performer: "Good Night" 1923 - uncredited
Is Everybody Happy?
1943
lyrics: "When My Baby Smiles at Me"
Hold That Ghost
1941
lyrics: "When My Baby Smiles at Me" 1920 - uncredited / performer: "When My Baby Smiles at Me" 1920, "Me and My Shadow" 1927 - uncredited
Hullabaloo
1940
lyrics: "When My Baby Smiles at Me" 1920 - uncredited / performer: "When My Baby Smiles at Me" 1920 - uncredited
Manhattan Merry-Go-Round
1937
lyrics: "When My Baby Smiles at Me" - uncredited / performer: "I'm a Musical Magical Man" - uncredited
Here Comes the Band
1935
lyrics: "When My Baby Smiles at Me" 1920 - uncredited / performer: "You're My Thrill" 1935, "When My Baby Smiles at Me" 1920 uncredited, "Memories" 1915 uncredited, "Me and My Shadow" 1927 uncredited, "Wear a Hat with a Silver Lining" 1928 uncredited, "The Peanut Vendor" 1931 uncredited
Bye-Gones
1933
Short lyrics: "When My Baby Smiles at Me"
It's a Panic
1932
Short lyrics: "When My Baby Smiles at Me" - uncredited
The Happiness Remedy
1931
Short performer: "Tiger Rag", "Homemade Sunshine", "Laugh It Down" - uncredited
$1.4 Million
