Erection date: 10/10/2010
Jerome Kern, 1885 - 1945, US composer of such songs as 'The Way You Look Tonight', 'Smoke Gets in Your Eyes' and 'Ol' Man River', met his future wife Eva Leale here at The Swan in 1909, Heritage Foundation.
Plaque unveiled by Robin Gibb.
KT12, Manor Road, 50, The Swan Public House
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
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Jerome Kern
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