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Irving Caesar (July 10, 1895 in New York
New York

The State of New York is a U.S. state in the Mid-Atlantic States and Northeastern United States regions of the United States and is the nation's List of U.S....
 – December 18, 1996 in New York), was a prominent American
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 lyricist
Lyricist

A lyricist is a writer who specializes in song lyrics, usually paid for by a band to write a custom song. A singer who writes the lyrics to songs is a singer-lyricist....
 and theater composer
Composer

A composer is a person who creates music, usually in the medium of musical notation, for interpretation and performance. The level of distinction between composers and other musicians varies, which affects issues such as copyright and the deference given to individual interpretations of a particular piece of music....
  who wrote lyrics for "Swanee
Swanee (song)

"Swanee" is an Music of the United States popular song written in 1919 in music by George Gershwin, with lyrics by Irving Caesar. It is most often associated with singer Al Jolson....
," "Sometimes I'm Happy," "Crazy Rhythm
Crazy Rhythm

Crazy Rhythm may refer to:* Crazy Rhythm , a jazz standard written in 1928* Crazy Rhythms, an album by New Jersey post-punk band The Feelies...
," and "Tea for Two
Tea for Two (song)

"Tea for Two" is a song from the 1925 musical No, No, Nanette with music by Vincent Youmans and lyrics by Irving Caesar. The song is sung from the viewpoint of a lovestruck man, who plans the future with his new woman in mind....
," one of the most frequently recorded tunes ever written.

Caesar was born Isidor Keiser (10 July 1895, NYC birth certificate number 29116) and died in New York City
New York City

The City of New York is the List of United States cities by population in the United States, while the New York metropolitan area ranks among the List of urban areas by population....
, the son of Morris Keiser, a Romanian Jew.






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Quotations


Sometimes I'm happysometimes I'm bluemy dispositiondepends on you.

Sometimes I'm Happy

I see the Flowers free,And a little bird singing on a tree.It sings to me the whole day long,And I love to hear it's pretty song.

Caesar's first poem, Written at age 6





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Irving Caesar (July 10, 1895 in New York
New York

The State of New York is a U.S. state in the Mid-Atlantic States and Northeastern United States regions of the United States and is the nation's List of U.S....
 – December 18, 1996 in New York), was a prominent American
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 lyricist
Lyricist

A lyricist is a writer who specializes in song lyrics, usually paid for by a band to write a custom song. A singer who writes the lyrics to songs is a singer-lyricist....
 and theater composer
Composer

A composer is a person who creates music, usually in the medium of musical notation, for interpretation and performance. The level of distinction between composers and other musicians varies, which affects issues such as copyright and the deference given to individual interpretations of a particular piece of music....
  who wrote lyrics for "Swanee
Swanee (song)

"Swanee" is an Music of the United States popular song written in 1919 in music by George Gershwin, with lyrics by Irving Caesar. It is most often associated with singer Al Jolson....
," "Sometimes I'm Happy," "Crazy Rhythm
Crazy Rhythm

Crazy Rhythm may refer to:* Crazy Rhythm , a jazz standard written in 1928* Crazy Rhythms, an album by New Jersey post-punk band The Feelies...
," and "Tea for Two
Tea for Two (song)

"Tea for Two" is a song from the 1925 musical No, No, Nanette with music by Vincent Youmans and lyrics by Irving Caesar. The song is sung from the viewpoint of a lovestruck man, who plans the future with his new woman in mind....
," one of the most frequently recorded tunes ever written.

Caesar was born Isidor Keiser (10 July 1895, NYC birth certificate number 29116) and died in New York City
New York City

The City of New York is the List of United States cities by population in the United States, while the New York metropolitan area ranks among the List of urban areas by population....
, the son of Morris Keiser, a Romanian Jew. His older brother Arthur Caesar
Arthur Caesar

Arthur Caesar was a screenwriter. Romania by birth, and brother of the songwriter Irving Caesar, Caesar first started writing Hollywood movies in 1924....
 was a successful Hollywood screenwriter. The Caesar brothers spent their childhood and teen years in Yorkville
Yorkville

Yorkville may refer to more than one place:*in Canada:** Yorkville, Toronto, Ontario, a neighbourhood*in the United States:**Yorkville, California...
, the same Manhattan
Manhattan

Manhattan is one of the five borough of New York City, located primarily on Manhattan Island at the mouth of the Hudson River.With a United States Census of 1,620,867 living in a land area of 22.96 square miles , Manhattan, coextensive with New York County, is the most population density county in the United States, w...
 neighborhood where the Marx Brothers
Marx Brothers

The Marx Brothers were a popular team of sibling comedians who appeared in vaudeville, stage plays, film, and television....
 were raised. Caesar knew the Marx Brothers during his boyhood in NYC.

Work for Broadway


Note: All productions are musicals unless otherwise stated.

  • Pins and Needles (1922) - revue
    Revue

    A revue is a type of multi-act popular theatre entertainment that combines music, dance and sketch comedy. The revue has its roots in nineteenth-century American popular entertainment and melodrama, but grew into a substantial cultural presence of its own during its golden years from ca....
     - co-lyricist
  • The Greenwich Village Follies of 1922 (1922) - revue
    Revue

    A revue is a type of multi-act popular theatre entertainment that combines music, dance and sketch comedy. The revue has its roots in nineteenth-century American popular entertainment and melodrama, but grew into a substantial cultural presence of its own during its golden years from ca....
     - co-lyricist and co-bookwriter
  • The Greenwich Village Follies of 1923 (1923) - revue
    Revue

    A revue is a type of multi-act popular theatre entertainment that combines music, dance and sketch comedy. The revue has its roots in nineteenth-century American popular entertainment and melodrama, but grew into a substantial cultural presence of its own during its golden years from ca....
     - co-lyricist
  • The Greenwich Village Follies of 1924 (1924) - revue
    Revue

    A revue is a type of multi-act popular theatre entertainment that combines music, dance and sketch comedy. The revue has its roots in nineteenth-century American popular entertainment and melodrama, but grew into a substantial cultural presence of its own during its golden years from ca....
     - co-lyricist
  • Betty Lee (1924) - co-lyricist
  • No, No, Nanette
    No, No, Nanette

    No, No, Nanette is a musical comedy with lyrics by Irving Caesar and Otto Harbach, music by Vincent Youmans, and a book by Otto Harbach and Frank Mandel....
     (1925) - co-lyricist
    • Revived in 1971
  • Charlot Revue (1925) - revue
    Revue

    A revue is a type of multi-act popular theatre entertainment that combines music, dance and sketch comedy. The revue has its roots in nineteenth-century American popular entertainment and melodrama, but grew into a substantial cultural presence of its own during its golden years from ca....
     - featured lyricist for "Gigolette" and "A Cup of Coffee, a Sandwich and You"
  • Sweetheart Time (1926) - co-lyricist
  • Ziegfeld's Revue "No Foolin'" (1926) - revue
    Revue

    A revue is a type of multi-act popular theatre entertainment that combines music, dance and sketch comedy. The revue has its roots in nineteenth-century American popular entertainment and melodrama, but grew into a substantial cultural presence of its own during its golden years from ca....
     - co-lyricist
  • Betsy (1926) - co-bookwriter
  • Talk About Girls (1927) - lyricist
  • Yes, Yes, Yvette (1927) - story originator
  • Here's Howe (1928) - lyricist
  • Americana of 1928 (1928) - revue
    Revue

    A revue is a type of multi-act popular theatre entertainment that combines music, dance and sketch comedy. The revue has its roots in nineteenth-century American popular entertainment and melodrama, but grew into a substantial cultural presence of its own during its golden years from ca....
     - co-lyricist
  • Polly (1929) - co-composer and co-lyricist
  • George White's Scandals of 1929 (1929) - revue
    Revue

    A revue is a type of multi-act popular theatre entertainment that combines music, dance and sketch comedy. The revue has its roots in nineteenth-century American popular entertainment and melodrama, but grew into a substantial cultural presence of its own during its golden years from ca....
     - co-composer and co-lyricist
  • Ripples (1930) - co-lyricist
  • Nina Rosa (1930) - lyricist
  • The Wonder Bar (1931) - play - co-playwright
    Playwright

    A playwright, also known as a dramatist, is a person who writes dramatic literature or drama. These works may be written specifically to be performed by actors or they may be closet dramas or literary works written using dramatic forms but not meant for performance....
    /adaptor of the original German
  • George White's Scandals of 1931 (1931) - revue
    Revue

    A revue is a type of multi-act popular theatre entertainment that combines music, dance and sketch comedy. The revue has its roots in nineteenth-century American popular entertainment and melodrama, but grew into a substantial cultural presence of its own during its golden years from ca....
     - co-bookwriter
  • George White's Music Hall Varieties of 1932 (1932) - revue
    Revue

    A revue is a type of multi-act popular theatre entertainment that combines music, dance and sketch comedy. The revue has its roots in nineteenth-century American popular entertainment and melodrama, but grew into a substantial cultural presence of its own during its golden years from ca....
     - co-composer and lyricist
  • Melody (1933) - lyricist
  • Shady Lady (1933) - reviser
  • Continental Varieties (1934) - revue
    Revue

    A revue is a type of multi-act popular theatre entertainment that combines music, dance and sketch comedy. The revue has its roots in nineteenth-century American popular entertainment and melodrama, but grew into a substantial cultural presence of its own during its golden years from ca....
     - dialogue-writer
  • The White Horse Inn
    The White Horse Inn

    Im wei?en R??l is an operetta or musical theater set in the picturesque Salzkammergut region of Upper Austria. It is about the head waiter of the White Horse Inn in St....
     (1936) - English-version lyricist
  • My Dear Public (1943) - co-composer, co-lyricist, and co-bookwriter


Post-retirement credits:

  • The American Dance Machine (1978) - dance revue
    Revue

    A revue is a type of multi-act popular theatre entertainment that combines music, dance and sketch comedy. The revue has its roots in nineteenth-century American popular entertainment and melodrama, but grew into a substantial cultural presence of its own during its golden years from ca....
     - featured lyricist
  • Up in One (1979) - revue
    Revue

    A revue is a type of multi-act popular theatre entertainment that combines music, dance and sketch comedy. The revue has its roots in nineteenth-century American popular entertainment and melodrama, but grew into a substantial cultural presence of its own during its golden years from ca....
     - featured songwriter
  • Big Deal (1986) - featured English-version lyricist for "Just a Gigolo"
  • Sally Marr...and her escorts (1994) - play - featured lyricist for "Tea for Two"


External links

  • at the Internet Broadway Database
    Internet Broadway Database

    The Internet Broadway Database is an online database of Broadway theatre productions and their personnel. It is operated by the Research Department of The Broadway League, a trade association for the North American commercial theatre community....