Leo Robin

Leo Robin (April 6, 1900 – December 29, 1984) was an American composer, lyricist and songwriter. He is probably best known for collaborating with Ralph Rainger on the 1938 Oscar-winning song "Thanks for the Memory," sung by Bob Hope and Shirley Ross in the film The Big Broadcast of 1938, and with Jule Styne on "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend," a song whose witty, Cole Porter style of lyric came to be identified with its famous interpreter Marilyn Monroe.

Birth and Death Data: Born April 6, 1900 (Pittsburgh), Died December 29, 1984 (Woodland Hills)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1926 - 1947

Roles Represented in DAHR: lyricist, songwriter, translator, composer

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 51-75 of 362 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	PCVE-68544	12-in.	9/16/1933	I'm a lover of Paree	Maurice Chevalier	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	PCVE-68545	12-in.	9/16/1933	I'm a lover of Paree	Marcel Ventura	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	BRC-70283	10-in.	10/9/1931	Prisoner of love	Russ Columbo	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	BVE-71893	10-in.	2/24/1932	What would you do?	Maurice Chevalier	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	BVE-71894	10-in.	2/24/1932	What would you do?	Maurice Chevalier	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	BVE-71898	10-in.	2/24/1932	Oh! That Mitzi	Maurice Chevalier	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	BVE-71899	10-in.	2/24/1932	Oh! That Mitzi	Maurice Chevalier	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	BRC-72276	10-in.	4/13/1932	We will always be sweethearts	Jack Denny ; June Pursell ; Waldorf-Astoria Hotel Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BRC-72278	10-in.	4/13/1932	Siempre hemos de querernos	Jack Denny ; Waldorf-Astoria Hotel Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	lyricist
Victor	BS-73575	10-in.	9/24/1932	Please	Bob Borger ; George Olsen and his Music	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BS-73703	10-in.	9/28/1932	Please	Tom Berwick ; Rex Blaine ; Ritz Carlton Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BAVE-74195	10-in.	1/6/1933	Por favor	Orquesta Típica Osvaldo Fresedo ; Charles Wimer	Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BS-75570	10-in.	3/24/1933	Hora contigo	Orquesta Victor de Baile	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BS-75666	10-in.	4/18/1933	I'll take an option on you	Roy Bargy ; Peggy Healy ; Rhythm Boys	Female-male vocal duet, with instrumental trio	lyricist
Victor	BS-75713	10-in.	4/4/1933	Look what I've got	Peggy Healy ; Paul Whiteman Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BS-75714	10-in.	4/4/1933	In the park in Paree	Paul Whiteman Orchestra ; Jane Vance	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BS-76015	10-in.	4/14/1933	In the park in Paree	Paul Tremaine Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BS-76482	10-in.	6/20/1933	Thank heaven for you	Connecticut Yankees ; Rudy Vallée	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BS-77076	10-in.	10/25/1933	In a one room flat	Elmo Tanner ; Ted Weems Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BS-77078	10-in.	10/25/1933	I'm a lover of Paree	Elmo Tanner ; Ted Weems Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BS-77554	10-in.	8/28/1933	Be careful	Neil Buckley ; Don Bestor Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BS-77557	10-in.	8/28/1933	Gather lip rouge while you may	Florence Case ; Don Bestor Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BS-77677	10-in.	9/15/1933	Gather lip rouge while you may	Hotel Montclair Orchestra ; Bill Scotti ; Harold van Emburgh	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BS-77678	10-in.	9/15/1933	Be careful	Hotel Montclair Orchestra ; Tom Low ; Bill Scotti	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BS-78608	10-in.	11/3/1933	How do I look?	New Englanders ; Barney Rapp	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio	lyricist

(Results 51-75 of 362 records)

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Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Robin, Leo," accessed November 21, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/105220.

Robin, Leo. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/105220.

"Robin, Leo." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 21 November 2024.