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Jerry Ross (born Jerold Rosenberg; March 9, 1926 – November 11, 1955) was an American lyricist and composer whose works with Richard Adler for the musical theater include The Pajama Game and Damn Yankees, winners of Tony Awards in 1955 and 1956, respectively, in both the "Best Musical" and "Best Composer and Lyricist" categories.
Jerry Ross was born Jerold Rosenberg on March 9, 1926, to Russian immigrant parents, Lena and Jacob Rosenberg, in the East Bronx, New York City. As a child and young teen, he was the “hottest young property on the Jewish stage,” singing and acting professionally and billed as the “Boy Star” in Yiddish stage and movie productions.
Richard Adler and Jerry Ross. This composer, lyricist, and producer had two hit Broadway shows in the ’50s, but has since been unable to produce another one. The son of a concert pianist, Adler ...
Ross died Oct. 4, 2017, in Meadowbrook, Pa., at age 84. Born May 1, 1933, in Philadelphia, Jerry Jan Ross first had hopes of being a professional trumpeter and singer. His switch to working behind the scenes began at Philadelphia’s WFIL-TV. He went to work as a booth announcer for Dick Clark’s American Bandstand, then set up his own Ross ...
Jerry Ross. Though he died prematurely at age twenty-nine, composer-lyricist Jerry Ross won Tony Awards® for two of the best-loved musicals in Broadway history, The Pajama Game and Damn Yankees – both written with Richard Adler, his frequent collaborator. Born in the Bronx in 1926, Ross (originally Jerold Rosenberg) grew up in a Russian ...
Share this article. (October 6, 2017) Legendary Philadelphia record producer, songwriter and label owner Jerry Ross has died at the age of 84. Born and raised in The City of Brotherly Love on May 4, 1933, Jerry served in the armed forces and studied at Temple University, where and when he entered radio broadcasting as an announcer.
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Jerry Ross. Known for his brief but highly successful partnership with Richard Adler, composer/lyricist Jerry Ross was born Jerold Rosenberg in the Bronx on March 9, 1926. He began singing at synagogue at age ten,…. Read Full Biography.
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