Leo Robin
Leo Robin (April 6, 1900 – December 29, 1984) was an American composer, lyricist and songwriter. He is probably best known for collaborating with Ralph Rainger on the 1938 Oscar-winning song "Thanks for the Memory," sung by Bob Hope and Shirley Ross in the film The Big Broadcast of 1938, and with Jule Styne on "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend," a song whose witty, Cole Porter style of lyric came to be identified with its famous interpreter Marilyn Monroe.
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| Born | April 6, 1900 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | December 29, 1984 (aged 84) Woodland Hills, California, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Composer, lyricist, songwriter |
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