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Date of Birth
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27-December-1906
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Place of Birth
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Pittsburgh
(United States of America, Pennsylvania, Allegheny County, Area code 412, Area code 878)
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Nationality
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United States of America
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Also know as
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Levant
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Profession
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Comedian, Pianist, Actor, Film Score Composer, Author
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Quotes
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- Once he makes up his mind, he's full of indecision. -- On Dwight D. Eisenhower
- There are two sides to every question: my side and the wrong side.
- Happiness isn't something you experience; it's something you remember.
- An epigram is only a wisecrack that's played at Carnegie Hall.
- Roses are red, violets are blue, I'm schizophrenic, and so am I.
- Strip away the phony tinsel of Hollywood and you will find the real tinsel underneath.
- It's not what your are, it's what you don't become that hurts.
- I once said cynically of a politician, Hell double-cross that bridge when he comes to it.
- There's a fine line between genius and insanity. I have erased this line.
- Once I make up my mind, I'm full of indecision.
- What the world needs is more geniuses with humility, there are so few of us left.
- Every time I look at you I get a fierce desire to be lonesome.
- Underneath this flabby exterior is an enormous lack of character.
- I've given up reading books. I find it takes my mind off myself.
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Oscar Levant 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.
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