Kern, Jerome
From Astro-Databank
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| born on | 27 January 1885 at 22:00 (= 10:00 PM ) | ||
| Place | New York NY, USA, 40n42, 74w00 | ||
| Timezone | EST h5w (is standard time) | ||
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| Astrology data |   08°25'   02°44 Asc. 06°47'
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Biography
American composer, recognized for his light-opera scores of the modern school of melody. His multiple successes included "Sunny" in 1925, "Show Boat" and "Roberta," both in 1929.
He died 11/11/1945 in New York City.
Events
- Death, Cause unspecified 11 November 1945 (Age 60)
Source Notes
Marc Penfield quotes David Ewen "Jerome Kern," 1960, p.25, time spec. LMR quotes the biography, "The day of his birth, his mother and father attended the races. Motoring home from the upper Bronx her contractions started while passing Jerome Ave, giving her the name of Jerome for her son"
Categories
- Vocation : Entertain/Music : Composer/ Arranger (Show tunes, composer)
