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Leo Stein(1861-1921)

  • Writer
  • Soundtrack
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Leo Stein was born on 25 March 1861 in Lemberg, Galicia, Austria-Hungary. Leo was a writer, known for The Merry Widow (1934), The Csardas Princess (1934) and The Merry Widow (1925). Leo died on 28 July 1921 in Vienna, Austria.
BornMarch 25, 1861
DiedJuly 28, 1921(60)
BornMarch 25, 1861
DiedJuly 28, 1921(60)
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Maurice Chevalier and Jeanette MacDonald in The Merry Widow (1934)
The Merry Widow
7.2
  • Writer
  • 1934
Mártha Eggerth, Paul Hörbiger, Georg Jacoby, Paul Kemp, Bobby E. Lüthge, Max Pfeiffer, Hans Söhnker, Ida Wüst, Hans H. Zerlett, and Josef Fenneker in The Csardas Princess (1934)
The Csardas Princess
7.1
  • Writer
  • 1934
The Merry Widow (1925)
The Merry Widow
7.2
  • Writer
  • 1925
O Viúvo Alegre (1960)
O Viúvo Alegre
6.8
  • Writer
  • 1960

Credits

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Writer

  • I efthymi hira (2021)
    I efthymi hira
    TV Movie
    • libretto
    • 2021
  • The Metropolitan Opera HD Live (2006)
    The Metropolitan Opera HD Live
    8.8
    TV Series
    • original libretto by
    • 2015
  • A Csárdáskirályno (2009)
    A Csárdáskirályno
    Video
    • libretto
    • 2009
  • The Merry Widow (2007)
    The Merry Widow
    TV Movie
    • libretto (as Léo Stein)
    • 2007
  • Die lustige Witwe
    6.4
    TV Movie
    • libretto
    • 2007
  • Der Graf von Luxemburg (2006)
    Der Graf von Luxemburg
    TV Movie
    • libretto
    • 2006
  • Die lustige Witwe (2005)
    Die lustige Witwe
    9.1
    TV Movie
    • libretto
    • 2005
  • Great Performances (1971)
    Great Performances
    7.9
    TV Series
    • libretto
    • 2002
  • La veuve joyeuse
    TV Movie
    • libretto
    • 1997
  • Die lustige Witwe
    TV Movie
    • libretto
    • 1993
  • The Merry Widow (1988)
    The Merry Widow
    7.8
    TV Movie
    • libretto
    • 1988
  • La veuve joyeuse
    TV Movie
    • libretto
    • 1983
  • Polská krev
    6.8
    TV Movie
    • libretto
    • 1978
  • Dobrodruh a kavalír
    TV Movie
    • play
    • 1974
  • Vídenská krev
    TV Movie
    • libretto
    • 1973

Soundtrack

  • Troian Bellisario, Sasha Pieterse, Lucy Hale, Ashley Benson, and Shay Mitchell in Pretty Little Liars (2010)
    Pretty Little Liars
    7.3
    TV Series
    • writer: "The Merry Widow, Act III: Duet. Love unspoken (The Merry Widow Waltz)" (uncredited)
    • 2016
  • The Yard (2016)
    The Yard
    6.0
    • writer: "Heut noch werd ich Ehefrau"
    • 2016
  • Nahuel Pérez Biscayart and Jean-Michel Balthazar in All Yours (2014)
    All Yours
    6.3
    • writer: "La veuve joyeuse: L'heure exquise"
    • 2014
  • Happy New Year - Die Operettengala aus Dresden
    Video
    • lyrics: "Heia, heia, in den Bergen ist mein Heimatland", "Weißt du es noch?"
    • 2013
  • En uppstoppad hund (2006)
    En uppstoppad hund
    5.9
    TV Movie
    • lyrics: "Der Graf von Luxemburg"
    • writer: "Der Graf von Luxemburg"
    • 2006
  • Die lustige Witwe (2005)
    Die lustige Witwe
    9.1
    TV Movie
    • Soundtrack ("Die lustige Witwe, Operetta in three acts")
    • 2005
  • Man of the Century (1999)
    Man of the Century
    7.0
    • writer: "The Merry Widow Waltz"
    • 1999
  • Liebestraum (1991)
    Liebestraum
    5.8
    • lyrics: "The Merry Widow Waltz"
    • 1991
  • Szomszédok (1987)
    Szomszédok
    6.7
    TV Series
    • lyrics: "Daniló belépõje"
    • 1990
  • Andel s dáblem v tele (1984)
    Andel s dáblem v tele
    5.7
    • lyrics: "Blondýnky nezné"
    • 1984
  • That's Entertainment, Part II (1976)
    That's Entertainment, Part II
    7.3
    • lyrics: "I'm Going To Maxim's" (1907), "Girls, Girls, Girls!" (1907), "The Merry Widow Waltz" (1907), "The Merry Widow Waltz" (1907) (Outtake) (uncredited)
    • 1976
  • György Bálint in The Witness (1969)
    The Witness
    8.6
    • lyrics: "Jaj, cica"
    • 1969
  • Marlon Brando and Elizabeth Taylor in Reflections in a Golden Eye (1967)
    Reflections in a Golden Eye
    6.7
    • lyrics: "Mazurka" (uncredited)
    • 1967
  • Hans Moser, Alois Melichar, Waltraut Haas, Judith Holzmeister, Paul Hörbiger, Hilde Krahl, Wolfgang Liebeneiner, Josef Meinrad, and Elisabeth Stemberger in 1. April 2000 (1952)
    1. April 2000
    5.8
    • lyrics: "The Merry Widow", "Czardasfurstin"
    • 1952
  • Lana Turner and Fernando Lamas in The Merry Widow (1952)
    The Merry Widow
    5.7
    • lyrics: "The Merry Widow Waltz" (uncredited)
    • 1952

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Léo Stein
  • Born
    • March 25, 1861
    • Lemberg, Galicia, Austria-Hungary
  • Died
    • July 28, 1921
    • Vienna, Austria
  • Other works
    The following works were adapted for the Broadway stage:

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  • Trivia
    Not to be confused with American art collector and critic Leo Stein (1872- 1947) [also Gertrude Stein's older brother].

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