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PLAYBILL VAULT'S Today In Theatre History: FEBRUARY 15 by Robert Viagas and Ernio Hernandez and Anne Bradleyand

1905 Birthday of composer Harold Arlen (1905-1986) a cantor's son who cut his musical teeth in 1920s Harlem, and went on to write music for Broadway shows, Star and Garter, Jamaica, House of Flowers and Saratoga as well as for the MGM film musical "The Wizard of Oz".

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM on February 15, 2015

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