Leon De Costa


Leon De Costa was a composer and playwright from Barcelona, Spain who emigrated to the United States. His father was a minister of the Spanish Regency. Leon De Costa served in the U.S. Army during World War I.
Performers recorded his songs "I'm Neutral" and "Kosher Kitty Kelly". He was a deponent in a court case over rights to the Kitty Kelly play.
In 1925 he was recovering from cuts and other injuries sustained in a taxicab accident.
He was buried at Long Island National Cemetery.

Songs

  • "To the Skies", dedicated to Frederick Handley Page
  • "One Happy Day", words and music, sheet music
  • "Honey Bunch", words and music
  • "I'm Neutral"
  • "Kosher Kitty Kelly"
  • "Beautiful World"
  • "Circus Days"
  • "Come Along Mandy"
  • "Life's Sea and You"
  • "The Life Time Prisoner"
  • "Lifeless Life"
  • "A Little Farm in Old Vermont"
  • "Lilac Time Lullaby"

Theater

Filmography