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Burton, Richard(encyclopedia)
Burton, Robert(encyclopedia)
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Lane, Burton (sh)




orig. Burton Levy

born Feb. 2, 1912, New York, N.Y., U.S.
died Jan. 5, 1997, New York City

U.S. songwriter.

Lane worked in Tin Pan Alley, where he came to the attention of George Gershwin. His tunes were featured on Broadway from the early 1930s and were later heard in films, including Babes on Broadway (1942). His greatest success came with Finian's Rainbow (1947; film, 1968), for which he worked with lyricist E.Y. Harburg. He collaborated with Alan Jay Lerner on the film Royal Wedding (1951). Another joint effort with Lerner, On a Clear Day You Can See Forever (1965; film, 1970), gave Lane his last notable success.