Background
Levy, Newman was born on November 30, 1888 in New York City. Son of Abraham and Millie (Abrahams) Levy.
assistant essayist lawyer playwright poet
Levy, Newman was born on November 30, 1888 in New York City. Son of Abraham and Millie (Abrahams) Levy.
Bachelor of Arts, New York University, 1910, Bachelor of Laws, 1911.
His autobiography and at least three books of his verse are extant. He worked as an Assistant District Attorney for New York City, but found time to write three books of light verse and an autobiography. He socialized with New York"s literary elite, and collaborated with Edna Ferber on $1200 a Year: A Comedy in Three Acts".
When George Gershwin asked "I wonder if my music will be played a hundred years from now?" he is said to have answered, "Yes, if you"re around to play it!".
Quotations: "I wonder if my music will be played a hundred years from now?".
Member Association Bar City New York, American Bar assosiation, New York Country Lawyer’s Association. Clubs: Dutch Treat, Players.
Married Eva Garson, February 23, 1920.