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Musical numbers should carry the action of the play and should be representative of the personalities of the characters who sing them.

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Jerome Kern
Age: 60 †
Born: 1885
Born: January 27
Died: 1945
Died: November 11
Coin Collecting
Composer
Film Score Composer
Songwriter
Manhattan borough
New York City
Jerome David Kern
Musical
Characters
Personality
Numbers
Representative
Action
Personalities
Character
Representatives
Play
Carry
Sing

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