Lee S. Roberts

Composer, Film music contributor

1884 – 1949

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Who was Lee S. Roberts?

Leland Stanford Roberts, commonly known as Lee S. Roberts, was an American composer and pianist.

He is best known for his composition 'Smiles', written in 1917, but was a prolific composer across many genres of music.

He was also the Vice-President of the QRS Music Roll Company, and recorded hundreds of piano rolls under his name and also the pseudonym Stanford Robar. He was particularly active in recording salon and ballad style music.

He lived in San Francisco.

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Born
Nov 12, 1884
Oakland
Also known as
  • Lee Roberts
  • Leland Stanford Roberts
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Died
Sep 10, 1949
San Francisco

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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