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Caesar was born and died in New York City . His older brother Arthur Caesar was a successful Hollywood screenwriter. The Caesar brothers spent their childhood and teen years in Yorkville , the same Manhattan neighborhood where the Marx Brothers were raised. Caesar knew the Marx Brothers during his boyhood in NYC.


WORK FOR BROADWAY


Note: All productions are Musicals unless otherwise stated.

  • ''Pins and Needles'' (1922) - Revue - co-lyricist

  • ''The Greenwich Village Follies of 1922'' (1922) - Revue - co-lyricist and co-bookwriter

  • ''The Greenwich Village Follies of 1923'' (1923) - Revue - co-lyricist

  • ''The Greenwich Village Follies of 1924'' (1924) - Revue - co-lyricist

  • ''Betty Lee'' (1924) - co-lyricist

  • '' No, No, Nanette '' (1925) - co-lyricist

  • ---Revived in 1971

  • ''Charlot Revue'' (1925) - Revue - featured lyricist for "Gigolette" and "A Cup of Coffee, a Sandwich and You"

  • ''Sweetheart Time'' (1926) - co-lyricist

  • '' Ziegfeld 's Revue "No Foolin'"'' (1926) - Revue - co-lyricist

  • ''Betsy'' (1926) - co-bookwriter

  • ''Talk About Girls'' (1927) - lyricist

  • ''Yes, Yes, Yvette'' (1927) - story originator

  • ''Here's Howe'' (1928) - lyricist

  • ''Americana of 1928'' (1928) - Revue - co-lyricist

  • ''Polly'' (1929) - co-composer and co-lyricist

  • ''George White's Scandals of 1929'' (1929) - Revue - co-composer and co-lyricist

  • ''Ripples'' (1930) - co-lyricist

  • ''Nina Rosa'' (1930) - lyricist

  • ''The Wonder Bar'' (1931) - Play - co- Playwright /adaptor of the original German

  • ''George White's Scandals of 1931'' (1931) - Revue - co-bookwriter

  • ''George White's Music Hall Varieties of 1932'' (1932) - Revue - co-composer and lyricist

  • ''Melody'' (1933) - lyricist

  • ''Shady Lady'' (1933) - reviser

  • ''Continental Varieties'' (1934) - Revue - dialogue-writer

  • '' The White Horse Inn '' (1936) - English-version lyricist

  • ''My Dear Public'' (1943) - co-composer, co-lyricist, and co-bookwriter


Post-retirement credits:

  • ''The American Dance Machine'' (1978) - dance Revue - featured lyricist

  • ''Up in One'' (1979) - Revue - featured songwriter

  • ''Big Deal'' (1986) - featured English-version lyricist for "Just a Gigolo"

  • ''Sally Marr...and her escorts'' (1994) - Play - featured lyricist for "Tea for Two"



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