Harbach, Otto

Otto Harbach Lyricist Otto Abels Harbach, Salt Lake City, Utah, August 18, 1873; New York City, January 24, 1963. Harbach began his career as a college professor of English (1895–1901), newspaper writer (1902–1903), advertising agency writer (1903–1910), then full-time lyric writer and librettist for Broadway musicals. His first big hit was “Cuddle Up a Little Closer” from the show The Three Twins (1908), which had music by Karl Hoschna. Hoschna and Harbach also collaborated on “Every Little…