Quote of the day
It is better to meet danger than to wait for it. He that is on a lee shore, and foresees a hurricane, stands out to sea and encounters a storm to avoid a shipwreck.
Otto Harbach
Born: August 18, 1873
Died: January 24, 1963 (aged 89)
Bio: Otto Abels Harbach, born Otto Abels Hauerbach was an American lyricist and librettist of about 50 musical comedies. He was Oscar Hammerstein II's mentor and believed that librettists should integrate songs into the plot.
Known for:
- Rose-Marie (1936)
- Song of the Flame (1930)
- The Desert Song (1953)
- No, No, Nanette (1940)
- Golden Dawn (1930)