Rowland Leigh

For those of the same or similar names, see Rowland Lee (disambiguation).
Rowland Leigh
Birth nameRoland Henry Gordon Leigh
Also known asRowley Leigh
Born16 May 1902
London, United Kingdom
Died8 October 1963
New York City, United States
GenresMusical theatre, popular
Occupation(s)Lyricist, librettist

Rowland Leigh (1902 – 1963) was an aristocratic Anglo-American lyricist, screenwriter, and librettist, who worked with many famous actors and musicians during his career on Broadway and in Hollywood.

Family

His mother, Hon Mrs Leigh,[1] was the youngest daughter of General William Washington Gordon and he was in remainder to the peerage title of Baron Leigh, through his father the Hon Rowland Leigh (1859–1943).

Leigh married 17 November 1937 Catherine de Bernard de La Fosse, daughter of Vicomte Pierre de Bernard de La Fosse, of Château de Beaumont, Loir-et-Cher, France, but they had no children and divorced in 1943.[2]

Works

Filmography

Films
Year Title Role Notes
1930 Elstree Calling[3]
1932 Congress Dances adaption and lyric lyrics to "Just Once for All Time"
F.P.1[4] music
1936 The Charge of the Light Brigade screenplay written with Michael Jacoby
1937 Tovarich dialogue director
The Great Garrick contributor to screenplay construction and dialogue (uncredited) based on the play Ladies and Gentlemen by Ernest Vajda
First Lady screenplay based on the play of the same name by George S. Kaufman and Katharine Dayton.
1938 The Adventures of Robin Hood screenplay construction contributor (uncredited) and contributor to treatment (uncredited)
Men Are Such Fools screenplay constructor (uncredited) based on a Saturday Evening Post story by Faith Baldwin
Secrets of an Actress screenplay
1940 Vigil in the Night screenplay based on Vigil in the Night by A. J. Cronin
My Love Came Back screenplay construction contributor (uncredited)
1944 Knickerbocker Holiday screenplay based on the musical Knickerbocker Holiday by Kurt Weill and Maxwell Anderson
Summer Storm screenplay based on the novella The Shooting Party by Anton Chekhov
The Master Race screenplay
1945 A Song for Miss Julie screenplay
1946 Heartbeat additional dialogue
1947 Tarzan and the Huntress screenplay/story based on characters by Edgar Rice Burroughs
Heaven Only Knows screenplay
1949 Siren of Atlantis screenplay based on the novel Atlantida by Pierre Benoît
Addio Mimí! writer based on the novel Latin Quarter by Henri Murger

Stage works

Stage works[5]
Year Title Type Role Notes
1930 Wonder Bar musical comedy lyrics and adapted libretto music by Robert Katscher [de] and libretto/lyrics by Géza Herczeg and Karl Farkas, translated from Die Wunder-Bar[6]: 72 
1932 The Dubarry operetta lyrics and adapted libretto music by Carl Millocker and libretto by Desmond Carter, translated from Gräfin Dubarry
1934 A Divine Moment play director written by Robert Hare Powel
Music Hath Charms musical lyrics and book music by Rudolf Friml, lyrics and book by George Rosener and John Shubert
1937 Three Waltzes musical book based on music by Johann Strauss I, Johann Strauss II, and Oscar Straus, book by Clare Kummer, based on a play by Paul Knepler [de] and Armin Robinson
You Never Know musical lyrics, book, and director music by Cole Porter and Robert Katscher [de], lyrics by Porter and Edwin Gilbert, based on By Candlelight by Siegfried Geyer [de] and Karl Farkas
1940 Walk With Music musical supervised by music by Hoagy Carmichael, lyrics by Johnny Mercer, book by Guy Bolton, Parke Levy, and Alan Lipscott
Return Engagement play director written by Lawrence Riley,co-directed by Frank Merlin
1941 Night of Love musical lyrics and book music by Robert Stolz, based on a play by Lili Hatvany
Gabrielle play producer written by Leonardo Bercovici, based on Tristan by Thomas Mann, incidental music by Rudi Revil
1948 My Romance musical lyrics, book, and director music by Sigmund Romberg

See also

References

  1. ^ Mosley, Charles, ed. (2003). Burke's Peerage & Baronetage, 107th edn. London: Burke's Peerage & Gentry Ltd. p. 2293 (LEIGH, B). ISBN 0-9711966-2-1.
  2. ^ Généalogie de Bernard de La Fosse
  3. ^ www.timeout.com
  4. ^ www.amctv.com
  5. ^ www.ibdb.com
  6. ^ Wearing, J. P. (2014). "30.405". The London Stage 1930–1939: A Calendar of Productions, Performers, and Personnel (hardcover) (2nd ed.). Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. ISBN 978-0-8108-9303-0 – via books.google.co.uk.