Lorenz Hart

Komponist, Skuespiller

2. maj 1895 — 22. november 1943 (48 år)
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Lorenz Milton Hart (May 2, 1895 – November 22, 1943) was the lyricist and librettist half of the Broadway songwriting team Rodgers and Hart. Some of his more famous lyrics include "Blue Moon," "Mountain Greenery," "The Lady Is a Tramp," "Manhattan," "Where or When," "Bewitched, Bothered, and Bewildered," "Falling in Love with Love," "Have You Met Miss Jones?," "My Funny Valentine," "I Could Write a Book", "This Can't Be Love", "With a Song in My Heart", "It Never Entered My Mind", and "Isn't It Romantic?".

Hart was born in Harlem, the elder of two sons, to Jewish immigrant parents, Max M. and Frieda (Isenberg) Hart, of German background.

In 1919 a friend introduced Hart to Richard Rodgers, and the two joined forces to write songs for a series of amateur and student productions. Rodgers and Hart subsequently wrote the music and lyrics for 26 Broadway musicals during a more-than-20-year partnership that ended shortly before Hart's early death. Their "big four" were Babes in Arms, The Boys From Syracuse, Pal Joey, and On Your Toes. The Rodgers and Hart songs have been described as intimate and destined for long lives outside the theater. Many of their songs are standard repertoire for singers and jazz instrumentalists.

Rodgers and Hart wrote music and lyrics for several films, including Love Me Tonight (1932), The Phantom President (1932), Hallelujah, I'm a Bum (1933), and Mississippi (1935). With their successes, during the Great Depression Hart was earning $60,000 annually, and he became a magnet for many people. He gave numerous large parties. Beginning in 1938, he traveled more often and suffered from his drinking. Nevertheless, Rodgers and Hart continued working together through mid-1942, with their final new musical being 1942's By Jupiter.

After Hart's death, Rodgers continued his collaboration with Oscar Hammerstein II. Theirs was a long and successful collaboration, one which made them one of the most successful composing teams of the 20th century.

Film og serier på Plex

  • Vi mødes på Broadway
    Vi mødes på Broadway1943
  • Fest i Hollywood
    Fest i Hollywood1934
  • Den dansende Pirat
    Den dansende Pirat1936

Kendt for

  • Blue Moon
    Blue Moon2025
  • Askepot
    Askepot1997
  • Prins for en Dag
    Prins for en Dag1932
  • Pal Joey
    Pal Joey1957
  • Den glade enke
    Den glade enke1934
  • Vi charmører
    Vi charmører1939
  • Vi mødes på Broadway
    Vi mødes på Broadway1943
  • I rampelys og stjerneskær
    I rampelys og stjerneskær1948
  • Jumbo
    Jumbo1962
  • Too Many Girls
    Too Many Girls1940
  • Fest i Hollywood
    Fest i Hollywood1934
  • 10-Cents Dansen
    10-Cents Dansen1931
  • I Married an Angel
    I Married an Angel1942
  • Spring Is Here
    Spring Is Here1930
  • Den dansende Pirat
    Den dansende Pirat1936

Filmografi

1934
Hollywood Party · as Original Music ComposerPå Plex
1934
Evergreen · as Original Music Composer
1931
The Hot Heiress · as Original Music Composer