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Laurence Schwab (1893 – May 29, 1951) was an American theater and film producer, writer, and director. He was born in Boston and attended Harvard University. His first success was as co-producer of The Gingham Girl (1922).
Laurence Schwab was born on 17 December 1892 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for Take a Chance (1933), Follow Thru (1930) and New Moon (1940). He was married to Mildred. He died on 29 May 1951 in Southampton, Long Island, New York, USA.
- Writer, Producer, Director
- December 17, 1892
- Laurence Schwab
- May 29, 1951
Good News is a musical with a book by Laurence Schwab and B.G. DeSylva, lyrics by DeSylva and Lew Brown, and music by Ray Henderson. The story is set in the Roaring Twenties at Tait College, where football star Tom Marlowe falls in love with studious Connie Lane, who is tutoring him so he can pass astronomy and be eligible to play in the big game.
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Laurence Schwab. (1893—1951) Quick Reference. (1893‐1951), producer and librettist. Born in Boston and educated at Harvard, he first found success when he co‐produced the musical The Gingham Girl (1922). Subsequent productions, often mounted in collaboration ... From: Schwab, Laurence in The Oxford Companion to American Theatre » Subjects: Music.
The New Moon is an operetta with music by Sigmund Romberg, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II and book by Oscar Hammerstein II, Frank Mandel, and Laurence Schwab. The show was the third in a string of Broadway hits for Romberg (after The Student Prince (1924) and The Desert Song (1926)) written in the style of Viennese operetta.
Musical Comedy Original. Laurence Schwab is credited as Producer, Theatre Owner/Operator and Writer.
