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Also Known As Larry Hart
Born May 2, 1895 • New York City • New York
Died November 22, 1943 (aged 48) • New York City • New York
Notable Works “A Connecticut Yankee” • “By Jupiter” • “Pal Joey” • “The Boys from Syracuse” • “The Garrick Gaieties”

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Lorenz Hart (right) with Richard Rodgers, 1936
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