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Otto Harbach

Otto Harbach was an American librettist, journalist, lyricist, songwriter, screenwriter and writer (1873–1963). He was born at Salt Lake City and died at New York City.

Also recorded as O. A. Hauerbach; Otto A. Harbach; Otto A. Hauerbach; Otto Hauerbach; Otto Abels Harbach.

Otto Harbach in brief

Born
1873
Died
1963
Known for
librettist, journalist, lyricist, songwriter, screenwriter and writer
Place of birth
Salt Lake City
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Identity and origins

Otto Harbach was recorded at birth as Otto Abels Hauerbach. The authorities additionally record the headings O. A. Hauerbach, Otto A. Harbach, Otto A. Hauerbach, Otto Hauerbach and Otto Abels Harbach. His recorded language was English.

Catalogued works

16 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service, Open Library and Wellcome Collection. Their recorded dates run from 198 to 1914.

The Fascinating Widow. No More Blondes. Rose-Marie. the desert song. Madame Sherry. Rose Marie Vocal Score. Max Gordon presents The cat and the fiddle. Madame Sherry : the 1910 Musical Comedy. Desert Song. High Jinks. You're in Love; a Musical Play in Two Acts. The Musical Play Katinka; In Three Acts. No, no, Nanette. Rose Marie. 'Smoke gets in your eyes' / Biman Mullick., dated [198-?], held by Wellcome Collection. Julian Eltinge in the "Fascinating widow" poses for his portrait. Process print, 1914., dated 1914, held by Wellcome Collection.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 1 named public collection.

Wellcome Collection: 2 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

5 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Harbach [Hauerbach], Otto, Oxford Music Online, 2015. Harbach, Otto A., (18 Aug. 1873–24 Jan. 1963), playwright, Who Was Who, 2007. Harbach, Otto, The Jerome Kern Encyclopedia, 2013. Harbach, Otto., Historical Dictionary of the Broadway Musical, 2016. Harbach, Otto (1873–1963), The World of Musicals, 2014.

Digitised editions and texts

7 digitised items associated with this heading are catalogued by Internet Archive.

Yesterday (1947) — Internet Archive. Learn to Smile (1921) — Internet Archive. ROBERTA (1960) — Internet Archive. THE DESERT SONG (1963) — Internet Archive. NO, NO, NANETTE (1969) — Internet Archive. Smoke gets in your eyes — Internet Archive. ROSE MARIE (1948) — Internet Archive.

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 12 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Evidence base

This article draws on 4 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 4 means 4 genuinely separate publishers of record. 14 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

Chronology

  1. 1873Otto Harbach born at Salt Lake City.
  2. 1921Learn to Smile digitised by Internet Archive.
  3. 1947Yesterday digitised by Internet Archive.
  4. 1960ROBERTA digitised by Internet Archive.
  5. 1963Otto Harbach died at New York City.
  6. 1963THE DESERT SONG digitised by Internet Archive.
  7. 1969NO, NO, NANETTE digitised by Internet Archive.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  1. 1.

    “Otto Harbach”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

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  2. 2.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q1231720: Otto Harbach

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