- Born
- Died
- Birth nameZsigmond Rosenberg
- Nickname
- Rommy
- Sigmund Romberg was born on July 29, 1887 in Nagykanizsa, Austria-Hungary [now Hungary]. He was a writer and composer, known for Money Talks (1997), U-571 (2000) and Aloha (2015). He was married to Lillian Harris. He died on November 9, 1951 in New York City, New York, USA.
- SpouseLillian Harris(March 27, 1925 - November 9, 1951) (his death)
- Hungarian-born composer of operettas and musicals, of which "The Student Prince" (1924) and "The Desert Song" (1926) are the most famous. Trained as an engineer, he emigrated to the U.S. in 1909 and got his first job in the music business as pianist and conductor at Andre Bustanobys bistro at Broadway and 39th Street. His career took off after he was commissioned by J.J. Shubert to write the score for his 1914 Winter Garden Theatre show "The Whirl of the World".
- Inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1970.
- His wife, Lillian Harris, died on April 13, 1967.
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