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Born September 27, 1898 • New York City • New York
Died April 5, 1946 (aged 47) • Denver • Colorado
Notable Works “No, No, Nanette” • “Tea for Two”
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John Kander
American songwriter
George Gershwin
George Gershwin
American composer
A ragtime celebrity
Eubie Blake
American musician
Sara Bareilles
Sara Bareilles
American singer and songwriter
Stephen Sondheim smiling at the camera, wearing a light blue shirt and a brown plaid jacket at the Paramount Theatre.
Stephen Sondheim
American composer and lyricist
Kurt Weill
Kurt Weill
German-American composer
The man who owned Broadway
George M. Cohan
American composer and dramatist
Alan Menken smiling, wearing glasses, a black shirt, and a dark pinstripe jacket, with a blurred background, 2010.
Alan Menken
American composer
Irving Berlin with his hands on a piano's keyboard.
Irving Berlin
American composer
Ruth Brown, c. 1955.
Ruth Brown
American singer and actress
Arlen, Harold
Harold Arlen
American composer
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Vernon Duke
American composer
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Sigmund Romberg
American composer
Jerome Kern
Jerome Kern
American composer
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Walter Donaldson
American musician
Rudolf Friml, c. 1932
Rudolf Friml
American composer
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Robert Russell Bennett
American composer, conductor, and orchestrator
Purcell, Henry
Henry Purcell
English composer
Andrew Lloyd Webber wearing a black tuxedo and bow tie, standing in front of a blurred crowd at the Golden Globe Awards.
Andrew Lloyd Webber
English composer and theatrical producer
Hans Zimmer in 2025
Hans Zimmer
German composer and producer