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ISBN-10: 1416594264
ISBN-13: 9781416594260
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“A deeply sympathetic biography of Lorenz Hart, the talented, troubled lyricist of film and Broadway fame. Marmorstein has done an enormous service for fans of stage and movie musicals” (Kirkus Reviews, starred review).Lorenz Hart, together with masterful composer Richard Rodgers, wrote fabulous songs—“Blue Moon,” “The Lady Is a Tramp,” “My Funny Valentine,” “Bewitched, Bothered, and Bewildered,” “Where or When,” “Isn’t It Romantic?”— that remain indispensable to singers everywhere.Hart’s lyrics were alternately wistful and cynical, revealing the temperament of a writer who has, as the title of one of his compositions puts it, fallen in love with love. Yet this creator of sometimes sweet,… more often bittersweet, lyrics never had a lasting romance.Despite their prodigious collaboration, Larry Hart and Richard Rodgers made an odd couple. Where Rodgers was handsome, heterosexual, precise, and pleased to be accepted by CafÉ Society, Hart was barely five feet tall, alcoholic, irresponsible, homosexual, chronically lonely, and quick to mock CafÉ Society. But together they gave us exquisite, unforgettable songs that still move us today.“Readers will be grateful that Gary Marmorstein has resuscitated Hart…in riveting detail” (Laurence Bergreen, author ofAs Thousands Cheer: The Life of Irving Berlin). “The whole story, joyful and unflinching, of an astounding talent. This biography really has Hart” (Sam Roberts,The New York Times).