Leith Stevens

Who was Leith Stevens?

Leith Stevens was an American composer for radio and film scores.

Born in Mount Moriah, Missouri, he was a child prodigy who was an accompanist for Madame Schumann-Heink.

During World War II, he was radio director for the Southwest Pacific Area with the Office of War Information. He was musical director of the War Production Board series Three Thirds of a Nation, presented Wednesdays over the Blue Network.

Leith Stevens was born in Mount Moriah, Missouri on September 13, 1909 and died in Los Angeles, California on July 23, 1970 at age 60 from a heart attack he suffered after learning that his wife had died in a car crash.