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Burton Lane

American composer and lyricist (1912-1997)
Person human Q364143

Facts

16 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[13]
Date of birth
February 2, 1912
Date of death
January 5, 1997
Place of birth
New York City
Place of death
New York City
Country of citizenship
United States[10]
Occupation
composer, lyricist, songwriter, film score composer, musician
Award received
Johnny Mercer Award, Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album[11][12]
Nominated for
Academy Award for Best Original Song, Academy Award for Best Original Song, Tony Award for Best Original Score, Tony Award for Best Original Score[20][21]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[22]
Archives at
Library of Congress Music Division[14]
Family name
Levy, Lane[15][16]
Given name
Burton[17]
P14750
4570-C855-BF2F-8459-C115
Pseudonym
Burton Lane, Morris Hyman Kushner[18][19]
🏷️ Also known as
en Burton Levy en Morris Hyman Kushner en Burton Lane ar بورتون لان cs Burton Levy cs Morris Hyman Kushner fa برتون لین he ברטון ליין ja バートン・レイン ja バートン・レーン ko 버턴 레인 ru Бёртон Лейн ru Бертон Лэйн zh 伯顿·莱恩 zh 波顿·莱恩 zh-hans 波顿·莱恩 zh-hant 伯頓·萊恩 zh-hant 波頓·萊恩
🔖 Identifiers · 83
ISNI
0000000081854454
VIAF cluster ID
116566644
Library of Congress authority ID
n84007674
GND ID
130216747
Academy Awards Database nominee ID
6520
Alexander Turnbull Library ID
190568
American Academy in Rome ID
12459652
American Film Institute person ID
25143
American National Biography ID
1803556
Archives at Yale agent ID
people/60423
Awards & Winners artist ID
039t6g
BIBSYS ID
1006579
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Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
13937265k
CANTIC ID
981058600784906706
CONOR.SI ID
89227619
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf11277904
Carnegie Hall agent ID
52124
CiNii Research ID
1140282266547283584
Cinémathèque québécoise person ID
21731
Classical Archives composer ID
8209
DAHR artist ID
104446
DBC author ID
87097969565581
Deezer artist ID
209040
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
130216747
Discogs artist ID
622065, 2560975
ELNET ID
a11148949
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Burton-Lane
Europeana entity
agent/base/66529
FAST ID
128041
Fandango person ID
375066
Film.ru person ID
berton-leyn
Freebase ID
/m/039t6g
GTAA ID
261291
Grammy Awards artist ID
burton-lane, burton-lane/3840
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
Burton_Lane
Grove Music Online ID
15957, A2285106
Harper's tag
burton-lane
IDU person ID
8552
IMDb ID
nm0485263
IPI name number
00017206514
IdRef ID
073980943
Internet Broadway Database person ID
12021
Internet Off-Broadway Database ID (former scheme)
22506
Isidore scholar ID
lane_burton_auteur_ou_responsable_intellectuel
KANTO ID
000199006
KBR person ID
14518827
Kallías ID
PE00439213
Kinobox person ID
20149
LdiF person ID
52113
Libraries Australia ID
49284964
Movie Walker Press person ID
15072
MusicBrainz artist ID
72037b48-1b88-457f-b5c7-403cf9a97220
Musicalics composer ID
92379
Muziekweb performer ID
M00000291713
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA12068001
NL CR AUT ID
xx0059293
NLA Trove people ID
1528597
NSK (VIAF) ID
000045814
NSK ID
981005675146509366
NUKAT ID
n2020067582
National Library of Ireland ID
vtls000345798
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007264367105171
National Library of Korea ID
KAC2018M9483
National Library of Latvia ID
000047554
National Library of Lithuania ID
LNB:J6v;=Bc
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810666540705606
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0)
XX937477
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
073433845
Notable Names Database ID
449/000205831
Open Library ID
OL2137045A
Playbill person ID
burton-lane-vault-0000005779
Prabook ID
1678122
RERO ID (legacy)
A011590902
RILM ID
13546
SBN author ID
TO0V546092
SNAC ARK ID
w6hq42c0
SecondHandSongs artist ID
5216
Songwriters Hall of Fame ID
Burton_Lane
Tidal artist ID
3835347
University of Barcelona authority ID
981058600784906706
University of Barcelona authority ID (former scheme)
a1397973
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJpjhMjRrmpj9TkPcGtYfq
Yale LUX ID
person/3b02dade-f529-41a7-b306-25c935af4ea1

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🔗 Connections
Mb:composer 26
On a Clear Day You Can See Forever, On a Clear Day You Can See Forever, Finian's Rainbow, Finian's Rainbow, I Hear Music, I Hear Music, On a Clear Day (You Can See Forever), On a Clear Day (You Can See Forever) +18 more
Compositions 5
On a Clear Day You Can See Forever, Royal Wedding, Finian's Rainbow, Give a Girl a Break, Finian's Rainbow
Nominated for 4
Academy Award for Best Original Song, Academy Award for Best Original Song, Tony Award for Best Original Score, Tony Award for Best Original Score
Occupation 4
composer, lyricist, songwriter, film score composer
Mb:performer of 3
Finian's Rainbow, On a Clear Day You Can See Forever – Original Soundtrack Recording, On a Clear Day You Can See Forever – The Original Broadway Cast Recording
Family name 2
Lane, Levy
Mb:writer 2
Swing High, Swing Low, Swing High, Swing Low
Award received 1
Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Place of birth 1
New York City
Place of death 1
New York City
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Burton Lane was born on February 2, 1912[1], in New York City[2]. He died on January 5, 1997[3], in New York City[4]. He worked as a composer[5], lyricist[6], songwriter[7], film score composer[8], and musician[9].

FAQs

Where was Burton Lane born?

Burton Lane was born in New York City[2].

Where did Burton Lane die?

Burton Lane died in New York City[4].

What did Burton Lane do for work?

Burton Lane worked as a composer[5], lyricist[6], songwriter[7], film score composer[8], and musician[9].

What awards did Burton Lane receive?

Honors received include Johnny Mercer Award[11] and Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album[12].

Related Entities

New York City United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . Musicalics. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . hdl.loc.gov. Retrieved . hdl.loc.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . tonyawards.com. tonyawards.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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  1. 19d ago · OKA bot bot · 2026-10-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'azb', 'de', 'en', 'fa', 'fi', 'fr', 'hu', 'nl', 'no', 'ru', 'sh']
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  2. 11w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-08-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → burton-lane
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  4. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name → Burton
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