William Jerome

b. September 30, 1865, Cornwall-on-Hudson, New York (USA). d. June 25, 1932, New York (USA). William Jerome was the stage name for this Tin Pan Alley lyricist who gained some notoriety as a comic actor in the Vaudeville circuits in the 1890's before he began to achieve success as a parody singer, lyricist and songwriter on Broadway.