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Alex Gerber

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Lyricist 1895–1969

Alex Gerber (1895–1969) was an American lyricist who co-wrote lyrics with Lorenz Hart for Poor Little Ritz Girl (1920), an early Rodgers and Hart musical.

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Poor Little Ritz Girl

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In the literature1 passages

  • ANDREW TOMBES Book by Fred Jackson and Lew Fields Music by Richard C. Rodgers and Sigmund Romberg Lyrics by Lorenz M. Hart and Alex Gerber Scenery Painted by Robert H. Law Studios The Entire Production Staged by NED WAYBURN The Cliaraclers in the Ordw* of Their Appearance .Eleanor Griffith Barbara Arden .] Of The .Lulu McConneU Madge Merr…theatre-pdfs/Thou Swell Thou Witty-The Life and Lyrics of Lorenz Hart - Hart, Dorothy.txt

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