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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). ""Blue Moon,"" ""Whe"

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Smart and sympathetic. . . . Marmorstein brings to life the Manhattan of Hart's youth. --Brad Leithauser New York Times Book Review

Smart and sympathetic. . . . Marmorstein brings to life the Manhattan of Hart's youth. --Brad Leithauser New York Times Book Review

Marmorstein bolsters the story of Hart's rocketlike career with a wealth of factual detail. . . . [Marmorstein's] biographer's sense, his dogged researches, and his fair-mindedness constantly lead him in good directions. His account of Rodgers's controversial involvement in Hart's business affairs at his death is the best-balanced I've encountered. --Michael Feingold, the Village Voice

Marmorstein bolsters the story of Hart's rocketlike career with a wealth of factual detail. . . .[Marmorstein's] biographer's sense, his dogged researches, and his fair-mindedness constantly lead him in good directions. His account of Rodgers's controversial involvement in Hart's business affairs at his death is the best-balanced I've encountered. <br> Michael Feingold, the Village Voice<br>

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Gary Marmorstein has written about film, theater, and popular music for The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, and Stagebill, among other publications, and is the author of two previous books. He lives in New Jersey.

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