Jerome Kern

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Jerome David Kern was an American composer of musical theatre and popular music. One of the most important American theatre composers of the early 20th century, he wrote more than 700 songs, used in over 100 stage works, including such classics as "Ol' Man River", "Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man", "A Fine Romance", "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes", "The Song Is You", "All the Things You Are", "The Way You Look Tonight" and "Long Ago ". He collaborated with many of the leading librettists and lyricists of his era, including George Grossmith Jr., Guy Bolton, P. G. Wodehouse, Otto Harbach, Oscar Hammerstein II, Dorothy Fields, Johnny Mercer, Ira Gershwin and Yip Harburg.

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A male given name from Ancient Greek.. Etymology: From the - vernacular form of the saint's name Hieronymus, from Ἱερώνυμος. Hieronymus.

The name Jerome is of French origin, meaning "A male given name from Ancient Greek.. Etymology: From the - vernacular form of the saint's name Hieronymus, from Ἱερώνυμος. Hieronymus.". It is traditionally a male name.

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