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Bert Kalmar

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American lyricist (1884-1947)

Person · Open Library

Works
2

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  • The Marx Brothers
  • Monkey Business and Duck Soup

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Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United States
Active from
1884-02-10
Active to
1947-09-18
lyricist

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Listeners
596
Total plays
1,555

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Bert Kalmar (February 10, 1884 - September 18, 1947) was a Jewish American lyricist. He was born in New York, New York. He ran away from home at the age of 10 to become a magician at a tent show, and retained an interest in magic all his life. He never got much of an education, but decided to make a career in show business. He earned enough money as a vaudeville performer to start a music publishing company, Kalmar and Puck. He hired Harry Ruby as a song plugger <a href="https://www.last.fm/mus

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Number of children
2
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date of birth
1884-02-16
date of death
1947-09-17
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Bert Kalmar
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