Elliot Lawrence

Elliot Lawrence (born Elliott Lawrence Broza, February 14 1925 in Philadelpia, Pennsylvania) is an American jazz pianist as well as a composer and conductor of film music. The son of broadcast pioneer Stan Lee Broza, he lead his own big bands with such labels as Columbia and Decca until 1960. Afterwards he worked as a composer and musical director for approximately thirty films and numerous theatre productions on Broadway. Twice (in 1961 and 1962) he was nominated for a Tony Award as best conductor and musical director.