Jerome Kern
American composer of musical theater and popular music (1885-1945)
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.
Filmography in the catalog
Credited on 4 films (1916–1937) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 21 other records (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).
| Year ▼ | Title | Creator | Length | Format | Color | Sound |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 | HIGH WIDE AND HANDSOME | Rouben Mamoulian | 110 min | Color & B&W | ||
| 1936 | Swing Time | RKO Radio Pictures Inc | 1:43:00 | 16mm | B&W | sound |
| 1935 | Sweet Adeline. | Vitaphone Corp. | 10 reels | 16mm | B&W | sound |
| 1916 | GLORIA'S ROMANCE. | George Kleine | 2 reels | B&W | silent |