April 7 was the birthday of Tin Pan Alley songwriter and Broadway producer Jack Lawrence (Jacob Louis Schwartz, 1912-2009). Brooklyn-born Lawrence studied to be a podiatrist at the insistence of his working class immigrant parents, but walked away from foot doctorin' the instant he sold his first song at age 20. From 1932 through 1940, […]
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 12:48PM on April 7, 2026