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Kern and his wife, Eva, often vacationed on their yacht Show Boat. He collected rare books and enjoyed betting on horses. [54] At the time of Kern's death, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer was filming a fictionalized version of his life, Till the Clouds Roll By , which was released in 1946 starring Robert Walker as Kern. [55]
At the bedside were his wife, Eva Leale Kern; his daughter, Elizabeth Kern, former wife of Artie Shaw, the bandleader, and Oscar Hammerstein 2d, producer and song writer, who was closely...
Jerome Kern met her whilst on one of his frequent stays in England: her father was the landlord of The Swan Inn at Walton-on-Thames he visited on a boat trip with friends along the River Thames. They married at Saint Mary's Church, Walton, England, on 25 October, 1910.
Mar 24, 2023 · Jerome Kern met her whilst on one of his frequent stays in England: her father was the landlord of The Swan Inn at Walton-on-Thames he visited on a boat trip with friends along the River Thames. They married at Saint Mary's Church, Walton, England, on 25 October, 1910.
- June 17, 1891
- London, United Kingdom
Kern’s wife Eva and their daughter Betty Jane survived him. Jerome Kern was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1970, and was honored with his portrait on a U.S. postage stamp in 1985. His life story was told in a Hollywood film, Till the Clouds Roll By (1946).
Feb 14, 2020 · The Jerome Kern Collection features correspondence, including love letters from Jerome Kern to his wife Eva Leale and a letter to her father requesting his blessing to propose.
Wrote over 700 songs for dozens of Broadway musicals and Hollywood films. Jerome Kern was born in New York City on January 27, 1885. Growing up in the middle-class atmosphere of East 56th Street, he attended public schools. His first music teacher was his mother, followed by studies at the New York College of Music (1902-3) and further musical ...
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