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Name: Jerome Lawrence  
   
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Date of Birth: 14th July 1915
   
Place of Birth: Cleveland, Ohio, USA
   
Profession: Writer
 
 
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Jerome Lawrence Schwartz (July 14, 1915 in Cleveland, Ohio - February 29, 2004 in Malibu, California) was an American playwright.

He is best known for Auntie Mame, Inherit the Wind, and First Monday in October, which he co-wrote with Robert E. Lee. In all, they collaborated on 39 works. A theatre archive is named for them at their alma mater, Ohio State University.

He worked for several small newspapers as a reporter/editor before moving into radio as a writer for CBS. He taught playwriting at the University of Southern California's Master of Professional Writing Program. The school recently named its one-act-play festival in his honor.

Although his works are still produced, Lawrence's lone Tony Award nomination was for Best Musical, for Mame (book). He died due to complications from a stroke.

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