# Victor Arden

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{{Short description|American pianist (1893–1962)}}
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| name        = Victor Arden
| image       = Victor Arden & Phil Ohman.jpg
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| caption     = Victor Arden and Phil Ohman
| birth_name  = Lewis John Fuiks
| birth_date  = {{birth date|1893|3|8}}
| birth_place = [Wenonah, Illinois](/source/Wenonah%2C_Illinois), U.S.
| death_date  = {{death date and age|1962|7|31|1893|3|8}}
| death_place = [New York City](/source/New_York_City), U.S.
| nationality = 
| other_names = 
| occupation  = Pianist
| alma_mater  = 
| spouse      = 
| children    = 
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}}
'''Victor Arden''' was the stage name of [American](/source/United_States) pianist '''Lewis John Fuiks''' (8 March 1893 – 31 July 1962)<ref name=rs>DeLong, Thomas A. (1996). ''Radio Stars: An Illustrated Biographical Dictionary of 953 Performers, 1920 through 1960''. McFarland & Company, Inc. {{ISBN|978-0-7864-2834-2}}. Pp. 14-15.</ref> who was best known as the piano duo partner of and co-orchestra leader with [Phil Ohman](/source/Phil_Ohman) from 1922 to 1932.<ref>[The New York Times](/source/The_New_York_Times), August 1, 1962</ref>  He was the pianist in the [All-Star Trio](/source/All-Star_Trio), who made several hits for [Victor Records](/source/Victor_Records) between 1919 and 1921.<ref name=whitburn>{{cite book |last=Whitburn |first=Joel |author-link=Joel Whitburn |title=Pop Memories 1890-1954 |year=1986 |publisher=Record Research, Inc. |location=Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin |isbn=0-89820-083-0 |page=[https://archive.org/details/joelwpopmemories00whit/page/22 22] |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/joelwpopmemories00whit/page/22 }}</ref>

==Early years==
Arden was born March 8, 1893, in [Wenona, Illinois](/source/Wenona%2C_Illinois).<ref name=rs/>

==Radio==
In 1935, Arden was described in a newspaper article as "well-known to music lovers and radio listeners."<ref name="ht">{{cite news|title=WKBO|newspaper=Harrisburg Telegraph |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/4291069/harrisburg_telegraph/|agency=Harrisburg Telegraph|date=September 13, 1935|location=Pennsylvania, Harrisburg|page=19|via = [Newspapers.com](/source/Newspapers.com)|access-date = February 11, 2016}} {{Open access}}</ref> At the time, Arden's orchestra was featured on ''Musical Moments'', which was carried on over 300 stations weekly.<ref name=ht/> Arden and his orchestra also provided the music for ''[Mr. Chameleon](/source/Mr._Chameleon)'', a [detective fiction](/source/detective_fiction) [radio drama](/source/radio_drama) that ran on [CBS Radio](/source/CBS_Radio) from the late 1940s to the early 1950s. <ref>{{cite book |last1=Cox |first1=Jim |title=Radio Crime Fighters: More Than 300 Programs from the Golden Age |date=June 14, 2015 |publisher=McFarland |isbn=978-1-4766-1227-0 |page=180 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gLzwCQAAQBAJ&dq=%22Mr.+Chameleon%22+CBS&pg=PA180 |access-date=November 27, 2023 |language=en}}</ref>

==Recording==
Before 1920, Arden was making piano rolls to be reproduced on player pianos manufactured by the [American Piano Company](/source/American_Piano_Company).<ref>{{cite news|title=Answering a Question|newspaper=The Brooklyn Daily Eagle |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/4290990/the_brooklyn_daily_eagle/|agency=The Brooklyn Daily Eagle|date=March 18, 1919|location=New York, Brooklyn|page=7|via = [Newspapers.com](/source/Newspapers.com)|access-date = February 11, 2016}} {{Open access}}</ref> He also cut numerous rolls for QRS.

==Death==
Arden died July 31, 1962, in [New York City](/source/New_York_City).<ref name=rs/>

== 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](/source/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](/source/George_Hamilton_Green)
* ''Dottie Dimples'', also by [George Hamilton Green](/source/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](/source/George_Hamilton_Green)
* ''Lonesome Land'', also by [George Hamilton Green](/source/George_Hamilton_Green)
'''1922'''
* ''After A While (You're Goin' to Feel Blue)'', also by [George Hamilton Green](/source/George_Hamilton_Green) & Walter Hirsch (1891–1967)
* ''My Sweet Gal'', also by [George Hamilton Green](/source/George_Hamilton_Green)
* ''I'm Happy: Fox Trot'', also by [George Hamilton Green](/source/George_Hamilton_Green)
'''1930'''
* ''Dancing the Devil Away''
'''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](/source/J._Russel_Robinson) (1892–1963) & Victor Arden 
* ''Unity'', words by Henry A. Murphy, melody by [Joseph Russel Robinson](/source/J._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](/source/University_of_Chicago) and studied at the [American Conservatory of Music](/source/American_Conservatory_of_Music) in Chicago.

== Family ==
Arden was married twice.  He first married Ilse Alma Spindler (born April 1894) &ndash; a 1916 graduate of the [University of Chicago](/source/University_of_Chicago) &ndash; in Chicago, on May 2, 1917.<ref>Cook County, Illinois, Marriages Index, 1871-1920</ref>  The couple had two sons: Robert Spindler Fuiks (1921–2009)<ref>[http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/tcpalm/obituary.aspx?page=lifestory&pid=136743361 ''Obituaries:  Robert Spindler Fuiks,''] TCPalm.com, [Scripps Interactive Newspapers Group](/source/Scripps_Interactive_Newspapers_Group), [Stuart, Florida](/source/Stuart%2C_Florida), December 1, 2009</ref> and Lewis John Fuiks Jr. (1919–2004).  Arden remarried in the 1950s to Frances Newsom, a classical soprano.

== References ==
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== External links ==
* [http://www.perfessorbill.com/comps/varden.shtml William Edwards biography database], [Ashburn, Virginia](/source/Ashburn%2C_Virginia)
* [http://www.pianola.co.nz Robert Perry, piano roll historian], [Auckland, New Zealand](/source/Auckland%2C_New_Zealand)
* [https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/105529 Victor Arden recordings] at the [Discography of American Historical Recordings](/source/Discography_of_American_Historical_Recordings).
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