orig. Burton Levy
born Feb. 2, 1912, New York, N.Y., U.S.
died Jan. 5, 1997, New York City
U.S. songwriter.
Lane worked in Tin Pan Alley , where he came to the attention of George Gershwin . His tunes were featured on Broadway from the early 1930s and were later heard in films, including Babes on Broadway (1942). His greatest success came with Finian's Rainbow (1947; film, 1968), for which he worked with lyricist E.Y. Harburg . He collaborated with Alan Jay Lerner on the film Royal Wedding (1951). Another joint effort with Lerner, On a Clear Day You Can See Forever (1965; film, 1970), gave Lane his last notable success.