| LC control no. | n 92057570 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Schwartz, Jean, 1878-1956 |
| Variant(s) | Schwarts, Jean, 1878-1956 |
| Associated country | United States |
| Birth date | 1878-11-04 |
| Death date | 1956-11-30 |
| Place of birth | Budapest (Hungary) |
| Place of death | Los Angeles (Calif.) |
| Field of activity | Composition (Music) Popular music--Writing and publishing Piano--Performance Lyric writing (Popular music) |
| Affiliation | Shapiro, Bernstein & Co. |
| Profession or occupation | Composers Lyricists Pianists |
| Found in | His If it wasn't for the Irish and the Jews [SR] 1912: label (Schwartz) AmerGrove (Schwartz, Jean; 1878-1956; composer; collaborated with lyricist William Jerome) Handle me with care, c1917: t.p. (Jean Schwartz) caption (Jean Schwarts) Wikipedia, October 10, 2013 (Jean Schwartz (November 4, 1878 - November 30, 1956) was a Hungarian-born American songwriter. Schwartz was born in Budapest, Hungary. His family moved to New York City when he was 13 years old. He took various music-related jobs including demonstrating and selling sheet music in department stores before being hired as a staff pianist and song-plugger by the Shapiro-Bernstein Publishing House of Tin Pan Alley. He became known as an accomplished lyricist, although he also continued to write music. He died in Los Angeles, California.) |
| Associated language | eng |
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