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Lorenz Milton Hart (May 2, 1895 – November 22, 1943) was an American lyricist and half of the Broadway songwriting team Rodgers and Hart. Some of his more famous lyrics include "Blue Moon"; "The Lady Is a Tramp"; "Manhattan"; "Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered"; and "My Funny Valentine".
Jun 4, 2024 · Lorenz Hart (born May 2, 1895, New York City—died Nov. 22, 1943, New York City) was a U.S. song lyricist whose commercial popular songs incorporated the careful techniques and verbal refinements of serious poetry.
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Mar 21, 2013 · The story of the irresistible and tragic Lorenz Hart, of his collaboration with the more grounded and less exuberant Richard Rodgers, and of the Broadway musical comedy from the twenties to the...
Jun 11, 2013 · Learn about the love songs and love life of Lorenz Hart, the gay lyricist who partnered with Richard Rodgers in the 1920s and '30s. See how a new play, Falling for Make Believe, imagines his romantic encounters and challenges in a closeted era.
Rodgers and Hart were an American songwriting partnership between composer Richard Rodgers (1902–1979) and the lyricist Lorenz Hart (1895–1943). They worked together on 28 stage musicals and more than 500 songs from 1919 until Hart's death in 1943.
Nov 30, 2012 · A biography of Lorenz Hart, the lyric-writing partner to the composer Richard Rodgers and perhaps the most popular songsmith-poet in America.
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Lorenz Hart was born in New York City on May 2, 1895, the oldest of two sons of Frieda and Max Hart. Hart graduated from Columbia Grammar School, and attended the Columbia School of Journalism. In the late ‘teens a mutual friend introduced Hart to composer Richard Rodgers.
