Lorenz Hart
Lorenz (Larry ) Hart ( born 2 May 1895 in Harlem, New York City; † November 22, 1943 in New York City ) was the lyricist of the famous Broadway songwriting team Rodgers and Hart. Among his best known works, "Blue Moon" and " My Funny Valentine" find.
Biography
Hart was born as the son of Jewish immigrants in New York. Although he had a good relationship with his mother, but a peculiar relationship with his father. The father described himself as a businessman, but his son told many times that this was a crook. These circumstances led to a rather boisterous personality Lorenz Hart was. He loved to give parties and had a preference for a life in a big way.
Hart attended Columbia University, where he was in 1919 a mutual friend the composer Richard Rodgers introduced. The two then wrote songs for a number of amateur and student productions. Already in the same year they were able to accommodate her first song in a Broadway musical. This was to " Any Old Place With You" in the musical A Lonely Romeo. The big breakthrough came in 1925 when they had great success with the Theatre Guild production, The Garrick Gaieties. They continued their joint work continued up to Hart's death in 1943 and were able to point to numerous successful shows.
Hard fought much with his homosexuality, especially at a time when it was still very hostility, and with alcoholism, which has ultimately contributed to his death. His personal problems often led to disputes with Richard Rodgers, which resulted in a brief separation in 1943. Rodgers began at this time to work with Oscar Hammerstein, a school friend Harts. Rodgers and Hart were still together one last time in the fall of 1943 for a revival of A Connecticut Yankee. Five days after the premiere of Hart died of pneumonia. He was buried at Mount Zion Cemetery in Queens, New York.