Lorenz Milton Hart (May 2, 1895 – November 22, 1943) was an American lyricist and half of the Broadway songwriting team Rodgers and Hart. Some of his more famous lyrics include "Blue Moon", "The Lady Is a Tramp", "Manhattan", "Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered", and "My Funny Valentine". Life and career Hart was born in Harlem, New York City, the elder of two sons, to Jewish immigrant parents, Max M. and Frieda (Isenberg) Hart, of German background. Through his mother, he was a great-grandnephew of the German poet Heinrich Heine. His father, a business promoter, sent Hart and his brother to private schools. (His brother, Teddy Hart, also went into theatre and became a musical comedy star. Teddy Hart's wife, Dorothy Hart, wrote a biography of Lorenz Hart.) Hart received his early education from Columbia Grammar School and entered Columbia College in 1913, before switching to Columbia University School of Journalism, where he attended for two years.
Lorenz Milton Hart (2 de mayo de 1895 – 22 de noviembre de 1943) fue un lírico estadounidense y la mitad del equipo de compositores de Broadway Rodgers y Hart. Algunas de sus letras más famosas incluyen "Blue Moon", "The Lady Is a Tramp", "Manhattan", "Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered", y "My Funny Valentine". Vida y carrera Hart nació en Harlem, Nueva York, el mayor de dos hijos, a padres judíos inmigrantes, Max M. y Frieda (Isenberg) Hart, de origen alemán. A través de su madre, fue un sobrino del poeta alemán Heinrich Heine. Su padre, un promotor de negocios, envió a Hart y su hermano a escuelas privadas. (Su hermano, Teddy Hart, también fue al teatro y se convirtió en una estrella de la comedia musical. La esposa de Teddy Hart, Dorothy Hart, escribió una biografía de Lorenz.)