Mort Lindsey(1923-2012)

NBC staff pianist (1948-1951), arranger, composer and conductor Mort Lindsey earned a BA degree from Columbia University and an MA from Columbia University Teachers College and arranged the Broadway score for "Bajour". Joining ASCAP in 1957, his chief musical collaborators were Alan and Marilyn Bergman, Johnny Mercer and Noel Sherman, and his popular-music compositions include "Lorna", "Steve's Theme" and "Stolen Hours".