Victor Arden

Victor Arden was the stage name for an American pianist named Lewis John Fuiks (born 8 Mar 1893 Wenona, Illinois; d. 31 July 1962 New York City) who was best known as the piano duo partner of and co-orchestra leader with Phil Ohman from 1922 to 1932.^[1]

1 Selected compositions
2 Education
3 Family
4 External links
5 References

Selected compositions

1909

Safety Pin Catch

1918

Just Blue, also by Frank Wheeler Wadsworth (1889–1929)

1919

In My Dreams
Lucille, also by Frank Wheeler Wadsworth (1889–1929)
Marilynn, also by Frank Wheeler Wadsworth (1889–1929)
Honeymoon Waltz, words by Ray Sherwood (born 1895), music by Victor Arden

1920

Hy n' Dry
Rose of the Orient, also by Frank Wheeler Wadsworth (1889–1929) & George Hamilton Green
Dolly, I Love You, also by Frank Wheeler Wadsworth (1889–1929) & Dick Long
Molly, also by Frank Wheeler Wadsworth (1889–1929) & Dick Long
Who Wants a Baby?, also by George Hamilton Green
Dottie Dimples, also by George Hamilton Green
In Blossom Time, also by Louis Weslyn (pseudonym for Weslyn Jones) (1884–1937)

1921

'Round the Town
Hand Painted Doll, also by George Hamilton Green
Lonesome Land, also by George Hamilton Green

1922

After A While (You're Goin' to Feel Blue), also by George Hamilton Green & Walter Hirsch (1891–1967)
My Sweet Gal, also by George Hamilton Green
I'm Happy: Fox Trot, also by George Hamilton Green

1941

Hearts in Harmony
We'd Rather Die Upon Our Feet Than Live Upon Our Knees, words by Henry A. Murphy, melody by Joseph Russel Robinson (1892–1963) & Victor Arden
Unity, words by Henry A. Murphy, melody by Joseph Russel Robinson (1892–1963) & Victor Arden
Let's Incorporate, also by Lawrence M. Klee (died 1957)

Education

Arden was a graduate of the University of Chicago and studied at the American Conservatory of Music in Chicago.

Family

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.^[2] Lewis and Alma had two sons: Robert Spindler Fuiks (1921–2009)^[3] and Lewis John Fuiks, Jr. (1919–2004). Victor remarried in the 1950s to Frances Newsom, a classical soprano.

External links

References

^ The New York Times, August 1, 1962
^ Cook County, Illinois, Marriages Index, 1871-1920
^ Obituaries: Robert Spindler Fuiks, TCPalm.com, Scripps Interactive Newspapers Group, Stuart, Florida, December 1, 2009

Persondata
Name	Arden, Victor
Alternative names	Fuiks, Lewis John
Short description	Popular pianist (circa 1922–1932)
Date of birth	8 Mar 1893
Place of birth
Date of death	31 July 1962
Place of death	New York City