Oscar Levant Death
Oscar passed away on August 14, 1972 at the age of 65 in Beverly Hills, California, USA. Oscar's cause of death was heart attack.
When did Oscar Levant die?
August 14, 1972How did Oscar Levant die? What was the cause of death?
Heart attackHow old was Oscar Levant when died?
65Where did Oscar Levant die? What was the location of death?
Beverly Hills, California, USA
Oscar Levant Birthday and Date of Death
Oscar Levant was born on December 27, 1906 and died on August 14, 1972. Oscar was 65 years old at the time of death.
Birthday: December 27, 1906
Date of Death: August 14, 1972
Age at Death: 65
Is Oscar Levant's father, Max Levant, dead or alive?
Max Levant's information is not available now.
Oscar Levant - Biography
Oscar Levant (December 27, 1906 – August 14, 1972) was an American pianist, composer, author, comedian, and actor. He was as famous for his mordant character and witticisms, on the radio and in movies and television, as for his music.
Levant was briefly married to actress Barbara Woodell; they divorced in 1932. In 1939, Levant married for the second time, to singer and actress June Gale (née Doris Gilmartin), one of the Gale Sisters. They were married for 33 years, until his death in 1972, and had three children: Marcia, Lorna, and Amanda.
Levant was open about his neuroses and hypochondria. The 1920s and 1930s wit Alexander Woollcott, a member of the Algonquin Round Table, once said of him: "There isn't anything the matter with Levant that a few miracles wouldn't cure." Despite his afflictions, Levant was considered a multifaceted genius by some. He himself wisecracked "There's a fine line between genius and insanity. I have erased this line." In later life Levant became addicted to prescription drugs, was frequently committed to mental hospitals by his wife, and increasingly withdrew from the limelight.
A lifelong heavy smoker, Levant died in Beverly Hills, California, of a heart attack in 1972 at age 65. His death was discovered by his wife June when she called him from their bedroom to meet for an interview with Candice Bergen, a photojournalist at the time. He is interred in the Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery in Los Angeles. In citing an old joke, comics tell an apocryphal story about Levant: that his epitaph reads, "I told them I was ill."
