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Arthur Jackson

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Lyricist

Arthur Jackson was an American lyricist who co-wrote the lyrics for La, La, Lucille (1919), George Gershwin's first full Broadway score. He also contributed lyrics to several Astaire vehicles of the early 1920s.

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La, La, Lucille

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In the literature4 passages

  • 186 . Arthur Jackson, The Best Musicals from Show Boat to A Chorus Line: Broadway, Off Broadway, London (New York: Crown, 1977), 102.ebooks/Napolitano, Marc/Oliver!_ A Dickensian Musical - Marc Napolitano.txt
  • FRENCH PASTRY WALK Published March 1922. Music by William Daly and Paul Lannin. Lyrics by Arthur Jackson and Arthur Francis. Introduced in For Goodness Sake by Charles Judels (Count), Fred Astaire (Teddy), Vinton Freedley (Jeff), and ensemble.theatre-pdfs/The Complete Lyrics of Ira Gershwin - Gershwin, Ira, 1896-1983.txt
  • SWISS MISS Lyrics by Arthur Jackson and Ira Gershwin. Introduced by Adele and Fred Astaire (Susie and Dick Trevor).theatre-pdfs/The Complete Lyrics of Ira Gershwin - Gershwin, Ira, 1896-1983.txt
  • lyricist Arthur Jackson; together they provided the lyrics for La, La, Lucille (1919), the first musical scored by George Gershwin. De Sylvatheatre-pdfs/Word Crazy-Broadway Lyricists (Hischak).txt

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