Victor Arden was the stage name of American pianist Lewis John Fuiks (8 March 1893 — 31 July 1962)[1] who was best known as the piano duo partner of and co-orchestra leader with Phil Ohman from 1922 to 1932.[2] He was the pianist in the All-Star Trio, who made several hits for Victor Records between 1919 and 1921.[3]
In 1935, Arden was described in a newspaper article as "well-known to music lovers and radio listeners."[4] At the time, Arden's orchestra was featured on Musical Moments, which was carried on over 300 stations weekly.[4] Arden and his orchestra also provided the music for Mr. Chameleon, a detective fictionradio drama that ran on CBS Radio from the late 1940s to the early 1950s. [5]
Recording
Before 1920, Arden was making piano rolls to be reproduced on player pianos manufactured by the American Piano Company.[6] He also cut numerous rolls for QRS.
Arden was married twice. He first married Ilse Alma Spindler (born April 1894) – a 1916 graduate of the University of Chicago – in Chicago, on May 2, 1917.[7] The couple had two sons: Robert Spindler Fuiks (1921–2009)[8] and Lewis John Fuiks Jr. (1919–2004). Arden remarried in the 1950s to Frances Newsom, a classical soprano.
References
^ abcDeLong, Thomas A. (1996). Radio Stars: An Illustrated Biographical Dictionary of 953 Performers, 1920 through 1960. McFarland & Company, Inc. ISBN978-0-7864-2834-2. Pp. 14-15.
^ ab"WKBO". Harrisburg Telegraph. Pennsylvania, Harrisburg. Harrisburg Telegraph. September 13, 1935. p. 19. Retrieved February 11, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
^"Answering a Question". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. New York, Brooklyn. The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. March 18, 1919. p. 7. Retrieved February 11, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
^Cook County, Illinois, Marriages Index, 1871-1920
