Jerome Kern Biography

Jerome Kern biography

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NAME: Jerome Kern
OCCUPATION: Songwriter
BIRTH DATE: January 27, 1885
DEATH DATE: November 11, 1945
EDUCATION: New York College of Music

PLACE OF BIRTH: New York City, New York
PLACE OF DEATH: New York City, New York

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Jerome Kern was an American composer of musical theater. He wrote the music for Show Boat (1927), the first musical with a serious plot drawn from a literary source.

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Jerome Kern (b. 1885 in New York, NY) was a U.S. composer of musical theater who wrote the score for Show Boat (1927), the first American musical with a serious plot drawn from a literary source. He is also known for composing the music for The Cat and the Fiddle (1931), as well as songs for several Hollywood films, including "The Song Is You," "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes," and "Ol' Man River."