Lorenz Hart

Lorenz Hart

male, deceased (1943)
Jewish person, death by pneumonia, LGBT, The Talented Mr Ripley, Songwriter, A Lonely Romeo…Lorenz "Larry" Hart, Bewitched, Bothered, and Bewildered, RodgersandHart
Lorenz "Larry" Hart (May 2, 1895 - November 22, 1943) was the lyricist half of the famed Broadway songwriting team Rodgers and Hart. His most...
Bobby Short

Bobby Short

male, deceased (2005)
cabaret singer, Traditional pop music singer, New York City nightlife, African-American, Cabaret, American…RodgersandHart
Bobby Short (September 15, 1924 - March 21, 2005) was an American cabaret singer known for his interpretation of songs by 20th century composers...
Arthur Freed

Arthur Freed

male, deceased (1973)
Jewish, Lyricist, Vaudeville performer, film producer, from South Carolina, film director…RodgersandHart
Arthur Freed (September 9, 1894 - April 12, 1973) was born Arthur Grossman in Charleston, South Carolina. He was an American lyricist and a...
Van Johnson

Van Johnson

male, 93 years old
from the United States, LGBT actor, film actor, Columbia Pictures, Broadway theatre, from Newport, Rhode Island…RodgersandHart
Van Johnson (born Charles Van Johnson on August 25, 1916, in Newport, Rhode Island) is an American film and television actor and dancer. Johnson...

Herbert Fields

male, deceased (1958)
Theatre director, Musical theatre librettist, Broadway musicals, Choreographer, American, Screenwriter…RodgersandHart
Herbert Fields (Born July 26, 1897 in New York City, Died March 24, 1958) was an American librettist and screenwriter. He was the son of Lew Fields...

Shirley Ross

female
Two Sleepy People, It Never Entered My Mind, The Lady's in Love with You, A Song for Miss Julie, Higher and Higher, Thanks for the Memory…RodgersandHart
Shirley Ross (January 7, 1913 - March 9, 1975) was an American actress and singer. Ross was born Bernice Grant in Omaha, Nebraska. Her family moved...
Nicky Silver

Nicky Silver

male
New York University, Drama Desk Award, The Altruist, Pterodactyls, Fat Men in Skirts, The Maiden's Prayer…The Agony and The Agony, RodgersandHart
Nicky Silver is an American playwright, formerly of Philadelphia, who currently resides in New York City. Mr. Silver began writing after graduating...
Tamara Geva

Tamara Geva

female, deceased (1997)
russian revolution of 1917, russian revolution, dancer, Christian, Russian, ballet dancer…RodgersandHart
Tamara Geva (1907 - 1997) was a Russian-born actress, ballet dancer and performer. She was born Tamara Gevergeva on 17 March 1907 in St....
Maude Maggart

Maude Maggart

female
from New York City, George White's Scandal, Amber Taleullah McAfee Maggart, Torch singer, American, singer…RodgersandHart
Maude Maggart (born Amber Taleullah McAfee Maggart) is an American cabaret singer and recording artist who performs throughout the United States,...
Russell Davies

Russell Davies

male
BBC Four, North Wales, Punch magazine, St John's College, Cambridge, Cambridge Footlights, BBC Radio 2…RodgersandHart
Russell Davies was born in Barmouth, North Wales and currently presents a Sunday radio programme on BBC Radio 2 which spotlights popular song. He...