Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1908 May 27 | Born Harold Jacob "Hecky" Rome in Hartford, Connecticut |
| 1929 | Received a bachelor's degree from Yale College |
| 1929-1934 | Studied at Yale Law School, then transfered to the Yale School of Architecture, where he earned his degree in 1934. While at Yale, he played piano for the orchestra and dance bands, the latter for which he also wrote scores |
| 1934 | Moved to New York and began working for the Works Progress Administrations (WPA) |
| 1935-1937 | Worked summers at the Green Mansions, a summer resort, where he wrote and produced nine original musicals |
| 1937 November 27 | Musical revue Pins and Needles opened at the Labor Stage and ran for 1,108 perfromances. Most music and lyrics by Rome, sketches by Charles Friedman and others |
| 1938 September 24 | Musical revue Sing Out the News opened. Songs by Rome, sketches by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart |
| 1939 April 24 | Sing for Your Supper opened. One song and lyrics by Rome |
| 1939 June 19 | Musical revue Streets of Paris opened. One song by Rome |
| 1940 July 13 | Musical The Little Dog Laughed opened and closed during its try-out in Atlantic City, New Jersey |
| 1942 June 22 | Musical revue Lunchtime Follies opened at the Todd Shipyards in Brooklyn. Music and lyrics by various writers, including Rome, sketches by George S. Kaufman, Moss Hart, Maxwell Anderson, and others |
| 1942 June 24 | Musical revue Star and Garter opened. One song by Rome |
| 1942 October 5 | Musical revue Let Freedom Sing opened. Music and lyrics by Rome and others, sketches by Sam Locke |
| 1943 July 14 | Musical revue Stars and Gripes opened at the War Department Theatre in Brooklyn. Music and lyrics by Rome, sketches by Ace Goodrich |
| circa 1943 | Provided lyrics for the unproduced musical Nantucket. Music by Vernon Duke, book by Samuel Hoffenstein and Gottfried Reinhardt |
| 1944 January 25 | Musical revue Skirts opened in London. Music and lyrics mostly by Rome and Frank Loesser |
| 1946 April 18 | Musical revue Call Me Mister opened. Music and lyrics by Rome, sketches by Arnold Auerbach and Arnold Horwitt |
| 1948 September 24 | Musical That's the Ticket! opened and closed in its try-out in Philadelphia. Music and lyrics by Rome, book by Julius and Philip Epstein |
| 1949 June 20 | Musical revue Pretty Penny opened at the Bucks County Playhouse as a summer stock try-out. Music and lyrics by Rome, sketches by Jerome Chodoroy |
| 1950 January 17 | Musical revue Alive and Kicking opened. Music and lyrics by various writers, including Rome, sketches by Joseph Stein, Will Clickman, and others |
| 1950 June 28 | Musical revue Michael Todd's Peep Show opened. Music and lyrics by various writers, including Rome, sketches by Bobby Clark, William K. Wells, and others |
| 1950 December 14 | Musical revue Bless You All opened. Music and lyrics by Rome, sketches by Arnold Auerbach |
| 1952 June 24 | Musical Wish You Were Here opened. Music and lyrics by Rome, book by Arthur Kober and Joshua Logan |
| 1954 November 4 | Musical Fanny opened. Music and lyrics by Rome, book by S. N. Behrman and Joshua Logan (based on the trilogy by Marcel Pagnol) |
| 1957 October 10 | Play Romanoff and Juliet opened. Play by Peter Ustinov with incidental music by Rome |
| 1959 April 23 | Musical Destry Rides Again opened. Music and lyrics by Rome, book by Leonard Gershe |
| 1962 March 22 | Musical I Can Get It For You Wholesale opened. Music and lyrics by Rome, book by Jerome Weidman |
| 1964 | Published a collection of songs, Harold Rome's Gallery, with accompanying paintings by Rome |
| 1965 November 10 | Musical The Zulu and the Zayda opened. Music and lyrics by Rome, book by Howard Lindsay and Felix Leon |
| 1965 December 14 | Musical revue La Grosse Valise opened. Music by Gerard Calvi, lyrics by Rome, book by Robert Dhery |
| 1970 January 1 | Musical Scarlett opened in Tokyo. Music and lyrics by Rome |
| 1973 August 28 | Revised version of Scarlett, retitled Gone With the Wind, opened at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles. Music and lyrics by Rome, book by Horton Foote |
| 1982 | Inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame |
| 1991 | Inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame |
| 1993 October 26 | Died in New York |