Leo Robin

Leo Robin (April 6, 1895 – 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".

Quotes

• A kiss on the hand may be quite Continental,
  But diamonds are a girl's best friend.
• Men grow cold as girls grow old
  And we all lose our dreams in the end,
  But square-cut or pear-shaped,
  These rocks don't lose their shape:
  Diamonds are a girl's best friend.
  • "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend", Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1949); as quoted in Lawrence Langner, The Importance of Wearing Clothes (1959), p. 315. Variants: 'charms' for 'dreams'

External links

• Encyclopedic article on Leo Robin on Wikipedia