Morgan Lewis

b. 26 December 1906, Rockville, Connecticut, USA, d. USA. After studying at the University of Michigan Lewis was determined upon a career in the theatre. He composed music for several shows, collaborating with lyricists Edward Eliscu, Ted Fetter and E.P. ‘Yip' Harburg. On New Faces Of 1934 he worked with lyricist Nancy Hamilton and later they wrote three revues, One For The Money (1939), Two For The Show (1940), and Three To Make Ready (1946). Among the numerous songs they wrote together, many of which were for these shows are ‘The Old Soft Shoe', ‘In My Kenosha Canoe', ‘The H...