Jerome David Kern was born in 1885. He began his stage career grafting American songs (for which he wrote the music) into imported European operettas. His breakthrough came with the song "They Didn't Believe Me", written (with lyrics by Edward Laska) for a show called "The Girl from Utah". It established him as a major American composer in 1914...See full bio »
2009Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me
(TV documentary)
(music: "I'm Old Fashioned", "Ol' Man River", "These Orchids", "Dearly Beloved", "Wedding in the Spring")
2009Grey Gardens
(TV movie)
(music: "I Won't Dance", "We Belong Together", "Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man", "Life Upon the Wicked Stage", "All the Things You Are")
2009Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1940s: Stars, Stripes and Singing
(video documentary)
(writer: "Make Way for Tomorrow" - uncredited / music: "Make Believe" - uncredited, "Long Ago and Far Away" - uncredited, "The Last Time I Saw Paris" - uncredited, "Ol' Man River" - uncredited, "Look for the Silver Lining" - uncredited, "Who?" - uncredited)
2003The Saddest Music in the World
(music: "The Song Is You" 1932, "The Song Is You - Cylinder Dirge Version" 1932, "The Song Is You - Flashback Version" 1932, "The Song Is You - Narcissa's Foxtrot Version" 1932, "The Song Is You - The Town Sings Version" 1932, "The Song Is You - Lady's Salon Version" 1932, "The Song Is You - Marching Band Version" 1932, "The Song Is You - Klezmer Band Version" 1932, "The Song Is You - Chester's Last Gasp Version" 1932, "The Song Is You - Roderick and Narcissa Version" 1932)
2003Anything Else
(writer: "The Way You Look Tonight")
–
Yours for a Song: The Women of Tin Pan Alley
(1999)
(music: "The Way You Look Tonight" - uncredited, "Pick Yourself Up" - uncredited, "Lovely to Look At" - uncredited, "A Fine Romance" - uncredited)
–
Flicka and Friends: From Rossini to Show Boat
(1990)
(music: "Show Boat Overture", "Cotton Blossom", "Where's The Mate For Me?", "Make Believe", "Ol' Man River", "Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man", "You Are Love", "Why Do I Love You?", "Bill")
1987In Performance at the White House: A Tribute to American Music - Jerome Kern
(TV movie)
(writer: "Smoke Gets In Your Eyes", "Dearly Beloved", "Yesterdays", "Make Believe", "Don't Ever Leave Me", "Long Ago and Far Away", "Look for the Silver Lining", "All the Things You Are", "Bill", "Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man", "I Won't Dance", "I'm Old Fashioned", "Old Man River/Finale")
1976Children
(short)
(writer: "The Folks Who Live on the Hill")
1976Alice Sweet Alice
(writer: "Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man" / as Kern)
1976That's Entertainment, Part II
(documentary)
(music: "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" 1933 - uncredited, "Ol' Man River" 1927 - uncredited, "The Last Time I Saw Paris" 1941 - uncredited)
1952Lovely to Look at
(music: "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" - uncredited, "Lovely To Look At" - uncredited, "The Touch of Your Hand" - uncredited, "I Won't Dance" - uncredited, "Yesterdays" - uncredited, "You're Devastating" - uncredited, "I'll Be Hard to Handle" - uncredited, "Lafayette" - uncredited)
1946Till the Clouds Roll By
(music: "The Siren's Song" - uncredited, "Show Boat", "Ka-lu-a", "How'd You Like to Spoon With Me?" - uncredited, "They Didn't Believe Me" - uncredited, "Till The Clouds Roll By" - uncredited, "Cleopatterer" - uncredited, "Leave It to Jane" - uncredited, "Look for the Silver Lining" - uncredited, "Who?" - uncredited, "Sunny" - uncredited, "One More Dance" - uncredited, "I Won't Dance" - uncredited, "She Didn't Say 'Yes'" - uncredited, "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" - uncredited, "The Last Time I Saw Paris" - uncredited, "The Land Where the Good Songs Go" - uncredited, "Yesterdays" - uncredited, "Long Ago and Far Away" - uncredited, "A Fine Romance" - uncredited, "All the Things You Are" - uncredited, "Why Was I Born?" - uncredited, "Ol' Man River" - uncredited)
1946Centennial Summer
(music: "The Right Romance" - uncredited, "Up with the Lark" - uncredited, "All Through the Day" - uncredited, "In Love in Vain" - uncredited, "Cinderella Sue" - uncredited)
1945War Comes to America
(documentary)
(music: "The Last Time I Saw Paris" - uncredited)
1944Can't Help Singing
(music: "MARCH", "CAN'T HELP SINGING", "ELBOW ROOM", "HONKY-TONK", "ANY MOMENT NOW", "SWING YOUR SWEETHEART", "MORE AND MORE", "CALIFORN-I-AY")
1944Cover Girl
(music: "THE SHOW MUST GO ON", "WHO'S COMPLAINING?", "SURE THING", "MAKE WAY FOR TOMORROW", "PUT ME TO THE TEST", "LONG AGO AND FAR AWAY", "ALTER-EGO DANCE", "COVER GIRL THAT GIRL ON THE COVER")
1944Song of Russia
(music: "And Russia Is Her Name" 1943)
1938Joy of Living
(music: "Just Let Me Look at You" 1938 - uncredited, "What's Good About Good Night?" 1938 - uncredited, "A Heavenly Party" 1938 - uncredited, "You Couldn't Be Cuter" 1938 - uncredited)
1937High, Wide, and Handsome
("High , Wild and Handsome", "Can I Forget You ?", "Will You Marry Me Tomorrow, Maria ?", "The Folks, who live on the Hill", "The Things I Want", "Allegheny Al")
1936Swing Time
(music: "Pick Yourself Up" 1936 - uncredited, "The Way You Look Tonight" 1936 - uncredited, "Waltz in Swing Time" 1936 - uncredited, "A Fine Romance" 1936 - uncredited, "Bojangles of Harlem" 1936 - uncredited, "Never Gonna Dance" 1936 - uncredited, "It's Not in the Cards" 1936 - uncredited)
1936Show Boat
(music: "Cotton Blossom" 1927 - uncredited, "Cap'n Andy's Ballyhoo" 1927 - uncredited, "Where's the Mate for Me?" 1927 - uncredited, "Make Believe" 1927 - uncredited, "Ol' Man River" 1927 - uncredited, "Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man" 1927 - uncredited, "Mis'ry's Comin' Round" 1927 - uncredited, "Till Good Luck Comes My Way" 1927 - uncredited, "Life Upon the Wicked Stage" 1927 - uncredited, "I Have The Room Above Her" 1936 - uncredited, "Act II Opening Chorus - At The Fair" 1927 - uncredited, "Gallivantin' Around" 1936 - uncredited, "You Are Love" 1927 - uncredited, "Cakewalk" 1927 - uncredited, "Ah Still Suits Me" 1936 - uncredited, "Why Do I Love You?" 1927 - uncredited, "Bill" 1927 - uncredited, "Finale: You Are Love" 1927 - uncredited and "Ol' Man River" 1927 - uncredited)
1936The Great Ziegfeld
(writer: "Look for the Silver Lining" 1921 - uncredited / music: "Ol' Man River" 1927 - uncredited)
1935I Dream Too Much
(music: "I Dream Too Much" 1935 - uncredited, "The Jockey on the Carousel" 1935 - uncredited, "I Got Love" 1935 - uncredited, "I'm the Echo You're the Song That I Love" 1935 - uncredited)
1934Sweet Adeline
(music: "We Were So Young" 1934 - uncredited, "Play Us a Polka Dot" 1934 - uncredited, "Here Am I" 1929 - uncredited, "Why Was I Born" 1929 - uncredited, "Oriental Moon" 1934 - uncredited, "Molly O'Donahue" 1934 - uncredited, "Lonely Feet" 1934 - uncredited, "'Twas Not So Long Ago" 1929 - uncredited, "Pretty Little Jenny Lee" 1934 - uncredited, "Don't Ever Leave Me" 1929 - uncredited)
1934Music in the Air
(music: "School Prayer", "One More Dance", "I've Told Every Little Star", "There's a Hill Beyond a Hill", "I'm So Eager", "I'm Coming Home", "We Belong Together", "I'm Alone")
1934The Cat and the Fiddle
(music: "Impressions in a Harlem Flat" 1931 - uncredited, "She Didn't Say Yes" 1931 - uncredited, "A New Love is Old" 1931 - uncredited, "The Night Was Made for Love" 1931 - uncredited, "I Watched the Love Parade" 1931 - uncredited, "Poor Pierrot" 1931 - uncredited, "The Breeze Kissed Your Hair" 1931 - uncredited, "One Moment Alone" 1931 - uncredited, "Try to Forget" 1931 - uncredited, "Don't Ask Me Not to Sing" 1933 - uncredited, "Ha! Cha Cha" 1931 - uncredited, "The Crystal Candelabra" 1931 - uncredited)
1930Sunny
(music: "The Hunt Dance" 1925 - uncredited, "I Was Alone" 1925 - uncredited, "When We Get Our Divorce" 1925 - uncredited, "Who?" 1925 - uncredited, "Sunny" 1925 - uncredited, "D'Ya Love Me?" 1925 - uncredited, "Two Little Love Birds" 1925 - uncredited)
1930Whoopee!
(music: "Ol' Man River" 1927 - uncredited)
1930Back Pay
(music: "They Didn't Believe Me" 1914 - uncredited)
1930The Three Sisters
(music: "Lonely Feet", "Hand in Hand", "Keep Smiling", "Won't Dance", "Roll on Rolling Road", "What Good Are Words", "You Are Doing Very Well")
1929Sally
(music: "Sally" 1920 - uncredited, "Look for the Silver Lining" 1920 - uncredited, "Wild Rose" 1920 - uncredited)
1929Show Boat
(music: "C'mon Folks" Queenie's Ballyhoo / 1927 - uncredited, "Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man" 1927 - uncredited, "Hey, Feller!" 1927 - uncredited, "Bill" 1927 - uncredited, "Ol' Man River" 1927 - uncredited, "Why Do I Love You" 1927 - uncredited)
Show all
Hide all
company.