Billy Rose
Impresario, Lyricist
1899 – 1966
Who was Billy Rose?
William "Billy" Rose was an American impresario, theatrical showman and lyricist. He is credited with many famous songs, notably "Me and My Shadow", "Without A Song", "It Happened in Monterey" and "It's Only a Paper Moon". For decades preceding and immediately after the Second World War Billy Rose was a major force in entertainment, with shows, such as Jumbo, Billy Rose's Aquacade, and Carmen Jones, his Diamond Horseshoe nightclub, and the Ziegfeld Theatre influencing the careers of many stars. Billy Rose was inducted as a member of the Songwriter's Hall of Fame. After divorcing comedian Fanny Brice, he married Olympic swimmer Eleanor Holm.
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- Born
- Sep 6, 1899
New York City - Also known as
- William Rosenberg
- William Rose
- William Samuel Rosenberg
- Rose, Billy
- Billy
- Egregious Effendi
- Basement Belasco
- Bantum Barnum
- Mad Mahout
- Penthouse Caligari
- Siblings
- Spouses
- Joyce Mathews
(1961/12/29 - 1964/02/10) - Joyce Mathews
(1956/06/02 - 1959/07/23) - Eleanor Holm
(1939/11/14 - 1954/02/27) - Fanny Brice
(1929/02/08 - 1938) - Doris Warner
(1964/03/01 - 1964/09/10)
- Joyce Mathews
- Ethnicity
- Jewish people
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Lived in
- New York City
- Died
- Feb 10, 1966
New York City
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on July 23, 2013
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