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Lorenz Hart

Lorenz Hart, American playwright and lyricist (died 1943)

Born
May 2, 1895
Died
November 22, 1943
Zodiac sign
Taurus
Birth year
1895

About Lorenz Hart

Lorenz Milton Hart was an American lyricist and half of the Broadway songwriting team Rodgers and Hart. Some of his more famous lyrics include "Blue Moon"; "The Lady Is a Tramp"; "Manhattan"; "Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered"; and "My Funny Valentine". The film had its world premiere at the main competition of the 75th Berlin International Film Festival, on February 18, 2025, where it won the Silver Bear for Best Supporting Performance for Scott. His father, a business promoter, sent Hart and his brother to private schools. (His brother, Teddy Hart, also went into theatre and became a musical comedy star. With their successes, during the Great Depression Hart was earning $60,000 annually, and he became a magnet for many people.

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The world when Lorenz Hart was born

Lorenz Hart was born in 1895. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1895

  • Top movieWorkers Leaving the Lumière Factory (first public film)

Headlines and milestones

  • Top headlineCuban War of Independence begins
  • Technology milestoneLumière brothers hold first public film screening
  • World population~1.55B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderGrover Cleveland
  • U.S. population68.0M

1895 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Lorenz Hart's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure18952026
Population68.0M341 million

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