About the Author

Frederick Nolan is the author of the acclaimed biography Rodgers and Hammerstein: The Sound of their Music.

Reviews

"Exhilarating and moving."--John Kander, composer of Cabaret and The Kiss of the Spider Woman
"In this studiously detailed book, Mr. Nolan...ably traverses the rocky slide of the clever little boy who became a great success and them imploded on himself."--Andrea Higbie, The New York Times Book Review
"Written with honesty, integrity and charm and is an important document of the Golden Age of musical theatre."--Jerry Herman, composer-lyricist of Hello Dolly! and Mame
"Well researched and amusingly written."--Gerald Kaufman, The London Sunday Times
"A splendid book. No one interested in the American musical theatre can do without it."--Miles Donald, Literary Review
"Nolans' well-written account captures the highs of an amazing career, as well as the lows."--Stages
"A fascinating show-by-show account of Rodger's and Hart's reign as musical comedy kings in the late 1920s through the 1930s."--Mark Douglas Wood, Portland Oregonian
"Nolan's book...is an excellent one of its kind--intelligent, well-organized, packed with absorbing detail."--John Gross, The London Sunday Telegraph
"Engaging....Nolan vividly captures the personality of this talented and unstable man, as well as the spirit of the entertainment world."--Publisher's Weekly
"Exhilarating and moving."--John Kander, composer of Cabaret and The Kiss of the Spider Woman
"A narrative account of Hart's life and career that fills in many gaps and corrects many mistakes. The interviews he conducted with many of Hart's contemporaries enliven and authenticate the book."--The Los Angeles Times Book Review
"Breezy and frank....Wonderful."--Booklist

"Exhilarating and moving."--John Kander, composer of Cabaret and The Kiss of the Spider Woman "In this studiously detailed book, Mr. Nolan...ably traverses the rocky slide of the clever little boy who became a great success and them imploded on himself."--Andrea Higbie, The New York Times Book Review "Written with honesty, integrity and charm and is an important document of the Golden Age of musical theatre."--Jerry Herman, composer-lyricist of Hello Dolly! and Mame "Well researched and amusingly written."--Gerald Kaufman, The London Sunday Times "A splendid book. No one interested in the American musical theatre can do without it."--Miles Donald, Literary Review "Nolans' well-written account captures the highs of an amazing career, as well as the lows."--Stages "A fascinating show-by-show account of Rodger's and Hart's reign as musical comedy kings in the late 1920s through the 1930s."--Mark Douglas Wood, Portland Oregonian "Nolan's book...is an excellent one of its kind--intelligent, well-organized, packed with absorbing detail."--John Gross, The London Sunday Telegraph "Engaging....Nolan vividly captures the personality of this talented and unstable man, as well as the spirit of the entertainment world."--Publisher's Weekly "Exhilarating and moving."--John Kander, composer of Cabaret and The Kiss of the Spider Woman "A narrative account of Hart's life and career that fills in many gaps and corrects many mistakes. The interviews he conducted with many of Hart's contemporaries enliven and authenticate the book."--The Los Angeles Times Book Review "Breezy and frank....Wonderful."--Booklist