A Cabaret Moment - Vincent Youmans

The NYPR Archive Collections | Jan 1, 2000

Vincent Youmans (1898-1946) composed the music for Broadway shows such as "No No Nanette" (featuring the song "Tea for Two") and movies such as "Flying Down to Rio" (featuring the debut of Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers as a dance team). His career cut short after contracting tuberculosis, Youmans was inducted posthumously into the American Theater Hall of Fame. Donald F. Smith offers a brief profile of Youmans' career.

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