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Jean Schwartz

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Composer 1878–1956

Jean Schwartz (November 4, 1878 – November 30, 1956) was a Hungarian-born Jewish American composer and pianist. He is best known for his work writing the scores for more than 30 Broadway musicals, and for his creation of more than 1,000 popular songs with the lyricist William Jerome. Schwartz and Jerome also performed together on the vaudeville stage in the United States; sometimes in collaboration with Maude Nugent, Jerome's wife, and the Dolly Sisters. Schwartz was married to Jenny Dolly from 1913 to 1921. With Jerome, Schwartz created a large body of work for both Broadway and Tin Pan Alley, with the majority of their songs written between the years 1901 and 1910. Many of their popular so…

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  • Songs: “Beauty and the Beast”; “Rock-a-Bye Your Baby With a Dixie Melody” (Jean Schwartz-Sam Lewis, Joe Young); “Why Do They All Take the Night Boat to Albany?” (Schwartz-Lewis, Young); “ ’N Everything” (B. G. DeSylva-Gus Kahn)ebooks/Green, Stanley/Broadway Musicals, Show By Show - Seventh Edition - Stanley Green & Cary Ginell.txt

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