Victor Arden
Encyclopedia
Victor Arden was the stage name for an American
pianist named Lewis John Fuiks (born 8 Mar 1893 Wenona, Illinois
; d. 31 July 1962 New York City
) who was best known as the piano duo partner of and co-orchestra leader with Phil Ohman
from 1922 to 1932.
1918
1919
1920
1921
1922
1941
and studied at the American Conservatory of Music
in Chicago.
– in Chicago, on May 2, 1917. Lewis and Alma had two sons: Robert Spindler Fuiks (1921–2009) and Lewis John Fuiks, Jr. (1919–2004). Victor remarried in the 1950s to Frances Newsom, a classical soprano.
United States
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pianist named Lewis John Fuiks (born 8 Mar 1893 Wenona, Illinois
Wenona, Illinois
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; d. 31 July 1962 New York City
New York City
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) who was best known as the piano duo partner of and co-orchestra leader with Phil Ohman
Phil Ohman
Phil Ohman was an American film composer and pianist.Fillmore Wellington Ohman was born in New Britain, Connecticut in 1896. He is remembered as being one half of one of the pre-eminent piano duos in the 1922-1932, paired with Victor Arden...
from 1922 to 1932.
Selected compositions
1909- Safety Pin Catch
1918
- Just Blue, also by Frank Wheeler Wadsworth (1889–1929)
1919
- In My Dreams
- Lucille, also by Frank Wheeler Wadsworth (1889–1929)
- Marilynn, also by Frank Wheeler Wadsworth (1889–1929)
- Honeymoon Waltz, words by Ray Sherwood (born 1895), music by Victor Arden
1920
- Hy n' Dry
- Rose of the Orient, also by Frank Wheeler Wadsworth (1889–1929) & George Hamilton GreenGeorge Hamilton GreenGeorge Hamilton Green, Jr. was a xylophonist, composer, and cartoonist born in Omaha, Nebraska. He was born into a musical family, both his grandfather and his father being composers, arrangers, and conductors for bands in Omaha. From age four G.H...
- Dolly, I Love You, also by Frank Wheeler Wadsworth (1889–1929) & Dick Long
- Molly, also by Frank Wheeler Wadsworth (1889–1929) & Dick Long
- Who Wants a Baby?, also by George Hamilton GreenGeorge Hamilton GreenGeorge Hamilton Green, Jr. was a xylophonist, composer, and cartoonist born in Omaha, Nebraska. He was born into a musical family, both his grandfather and his father being composers, arrangers, and conductors for bands in Omaha. From age four G.H...
- Dottie Dimples, also by George Hamilton GreenGeorge Hamilton GreenGeorge Hamilton Green, Jr. was a xylophonist, composer, and cartoonist born in Omaha, Nebraska. He was born into a musical family, both his grandfather and his father being composers, arrangers, and conductors for bands in Omaha. From age four G.H...
- In Blossom Time, also by Louis Weslyn (pseudonym for Weslyn Jones) (1884–1937)
1921
- Round the Town
- Hand Painted Doll, also by George Hamilton GreenGeorge Hamilton GreenGeorge Hamilton Green, Jr. was a xylophonist, composer, and cartoonist born in Omaha, Nebraska. He was born into a musical family, both his grandfather and his father being composers, arrangers, and conductors for bands in Omaha. From age four G.H...
- Lonesome Land, also by George Hamilton GreenGeorge Hamilton GreenGeorge Hamilton Green, Jr. was a xylophonist, composer, and cartoonist born in Omaha, Nebraska. He was born into a musical family, both his grandfather and his father being composers, arrangers, and conductors for bands in Omaha. From age four G.H...
1922
- After A While (You're Goin' to Feel Blue), also by George Hamilton GreenGeorge Hamilton GreenGeorge Hamilton Green, Jr. was a xylophonist, composer, and cartoonist born in Omaha, Nebraska. He was born into a musical family, both his grandfather and his father being composers, arrangers, and conductors for bands in Omaha. From age four G.H...
& Walter Hirsch (1891–1967) - My Sweet Gal, also by George Hamilton GreenGeorge Hamilton GreenGeorge Hamilton Green, Jr. was a xylophonist, composer, and cartoonist born in Omaha, Nebraska. He was born into a musical family, both his grandfather and his father being composers, arrangers, and conductors for bands in Omaha. From age four G.H...
- I'm Happy: Fox Trot, also by George Hamilton GreenGeorge Hamilton GreenGeorge Hamilton Green, Jr. was a xylophonist, composer, and cartoonist born in Omaha, Nebraska. He was born into a musical family, both his grandfather and his father being composers, arrangers, and conductors for bands in Omaha. From age four G.H...
1941
- Hearts in Harmony
- We'd Rather Die Upon Our Feet Than Live Upon Our Knees, words by Henry A. Murphy, melody by Joseph Russel Robinson (1892–1963) & Victor Arden
- Unity, words by Henry A. Murphy, melody by Joseph Russel Robinson (1892–1963) & Victor Arden
- Let's Incorporate, also by Lawrence M. Klee (died 1957)
Education
Arden was a graduate of the University of ChicagoUniversity of Chicago
The University of Chicago is a private research university in Chicago, Illinois, USA. It was founded by the American Baptist Education Society with a donation from oil magnate and philanthropist John D. Rockefeller and incorporated in 1890...
and studied at the American Conservatory of Music
American Conservatory of Music
The American Conservatory of Music was a major American school of music founded in 1886 by John James Hattstaedt . The conservatory was incorporated as an Illinois non-profit corporation. It was located in Chicago until 1991 when its Board of Trustees — chaired by Frederic Wilbur Hickman...
in Chicago.
Family
Arden was married twice. He first married Ilse Alma Spindler (born April 1894) – a 1916 graduate of the University of ChicagoUniversity of Chicago
The University of Chicago is a private research university in Chicago, Illinois, USA. It was founded by the American Baptist Education Society with a donation from oil magnate and philanthropist John D. Rockefeller and incorporated in 1890...
– in Chicago, on May 2, 1917. Lewis and Alma had two sons: Robert Spindler Fuiks (1921–2009) and Lewis John Fuiks, Jr. (1919–2004). Victor remarried in the 1950s to Frances Newsom, a classical soprano.
External links
- William Edwards biography database, Ashburn, VirginiaAshburn, VirginiaAshburn, Virginia is a census-designated place located in Loudoun County, Virginia, northwest of Washington, D.C., and is part of the Washington Metropolitan Area...
- Robert Perry, piano roll historian, Auckland, New Zealand