"Lawd, You Made the Night Too Long": Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

This sheet music is for the song "Lawd, You Made the Night Too Long," with lyrics by Sam M. Lewis and music by Victor Young. It was published by Shapiro, Bernstein & Co. in New York, New York, in 1932. The cover features an image of Baby Rose Marie, "The World's Youngest Radio Star" standing in front of an NBC Radio microphone. Rose Marie (born Rose Marie Mazzetta, 1923-2017) was an American actress, comedian, singer, and vaudeville performer. She began her career as a child and continued through adulthood.

Materials, dates and provenance

• publishing date: 1932
• depicted: Baby Rose Marie
• lyricist: Lewis, Sam M.
• composer: Young, Victor
• publisher: Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc.
• Object Name: sheet music
• Physical Description: paper (overall material)
• Physical Description: ink (overall material)
• Measurements: overall: 12 in x 9 1/8 in; 30.48 cm x 23.1775 cm
• place made: United States: New York, New York
• ID Number: 2006.0248.16
• catalog number: 2006.0248.16
• accession number: 2006.0248
• Credit Line: Gift of Rose Marie Guy
• Data Source: National Museum of American History

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