Robert Lissauer (May 1, 1917 – October 14, 2004) was an American composer, author, and

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, October 27, 2004. Born in New York City Lissauer attended the

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and then worked with

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on his musical ''

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''. From this production "Yanks A Poppin" was developed as a show that could be performed for troops in the field. As a soldier in

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, Lissauer managed a production unit that traveled across the

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. Working as head of his own music publishing companies in the 1960s, Lissauer signed singer-songwriters Marsha Malamet and Judy Wieder. After the war Lissauer taught at

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, owned a sheet music business, and managed various composers, singers, and their estates. A lifetime of experience led to his writing ''Lissauer's Encyclopedia of Popular Music in America: 1888 to the Present'', 1991 and 1996 editions. The second edition contains over 19,000 annotated entries. He died in New York City. Robert Lissauer was married four times and had three children. His son

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is a composer and arranger of music, and has done the scores for several popular movies.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Lissauer, Robert 1917 births 2004 deaths Songwriters from New York (state) American male composers 20th-century American composers 20th-century American musicologists 20th-century American male musicians American male songwriters Juilliard School alumni United States Army personnel of World War II New York University faculty