American pianist
Victor Arden was the stage name of American pianist Lewis John Fuiks (8 March 1893 — 31 July 1962) who was best known as the piano duo partner of and co-orchestra leader with Phil Ohman from 1922 to 1932. He was the pianist in the All-Star Trio, who made several hits for Victor Records between 1919 and 1921.
Early years.
Arden was born March 8, 1893, in Wenona, Illinois.
Radio.
In 1935, Arden was described in a newspaper article as "well-known to music lovers and radio listeners." At the time, Arden's orchestra was featured on "Musical Moments", which was carried on over 300 stations weekly. Arden and his orchestra also provided the music for "Mr. Chameleon", a detective fiction radio drama that ran on CBS Radio from the late 1940s to the early 1950s. 
Recording.
Before 1920, Arden was making piano rolls to be reproduced on player pianos manufactured by the American Piano Company. He also cut numerous rolls for QRS.
Death.
Arden died July 31, 1962, in New York City.
Selected compositions.
1909
1918
1919
1920
1921
1922
1930
1941
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. The couple had two sons: Robert Spindler Fuiks (1921–2009) and Lewis John Fuiks Jr. (1919–2004). Arden remarried in the 1950s to Frances Newsom, a classical soprano.
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