Jerome Lawrence (born Jerome Lawrence Schwartz; July 14, 1915 – February 29, 2004) was an American playwright and author. After graduating from the Ohio State University in 1937 and the University of California, Los Angeles in 1939, Lawrence partnered with Robert Edwin Lee to help create Armed Forces Radio while serving together in the U.S. Army during World War II. The two built a partnership over their lifetimes, and continued to collaborate on screenplays and musicals until Lee's death in 1994.
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Jerome Lawrence Schwartz 14 July 1915 Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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Died |
29 February 2004 (aged 88) Malibu, California, USA
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Zodiac | Cancer |
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