| re: "real-life correspondence" between Elizabeth Weiland and Hart? | |
| Posted by: Ludlow29 10:58 pm EST 02/18/25 | |
| In reply to: "real-life correspondence" between Elizabeth Weiland and Hart? - AlanScott 09:35 pm EST 02/18/25 | |
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| I was the researcher for Dorothy Hart's biography of her brother-in-law, "Thou Swell, Thou Witty: the Life and Lyrics of Lorenz Hart." Here are my perspectives on two points: 1) It has generally been reported that Hart was very flattering to Rodgers at the opening. No doubt that's true: Hart was too kind a soul not to be. But Dorothy Hart told me Larry left the show, teasingly singing the standard song "It's 3 O'Clock in the Morning"--mocking "Oh, What a Beautiful Morning." (2) While it is generally now reported that Hart was gay, Dorothy Hart claimed otherwise. Evidence today (including from Richard Rodgers himself) generally contradicts Dorothy. Regardless of Larry Hart's actual sexuality, I do believe he yearned for the company of women and to marry. One one hand, one can point out a subtext in such lyrics are "He Was Too Good to Me" (though sung by a woman): e.g. "He was a queen to me.../Who's gonna make me gay now." One the other hand one can cite his yearning in such lyrics as "The Most Beautiful Girl in the World" and especially "Why Can't I?": "Feeling the way I do, I'd like to say, 'I do.'"). What's also true is that Hart proposed to at least two women (Vivienne Segal, twice) and Nanette Guilford (I met the latter and she confirmed the fact to me). - Michael Colby |
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