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Robert Loveman

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Robert Loveman

Birth
Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA
Death
10 Jul 1923 (aged 59)
Hot Springs, Garland County, Arkansas, USA
Burial
Dalton, Whitfield County, Georgia, USA Add to Map
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Poet. Lyricist. He was one of America's best known poets during his life. His poem "April Rain" inspired the Al Jolson song "April Showers." Before the Gorrell/Carmichael classic "Georgia On My Mind" became the state song in 1979, Loveman's song "Georgia" (with music by L.B. Wylie) was the official song of the state. In 1981, the biography "It's Raining Violets: The Life and Poetry of Robert Loveman" was published.
Poet. Lyricist. He was one of America's best known poets during his life. His poem "April Rain" inspired the Al Jolson song "April Showers." Before the Gorrell/Carmichael classic "Georgia On My Mind" became the state song in 1979, Loveman's song "Georgia" (with music by L.B. Wylie) was the official song of the state. In 1981, the biography "It's Raining Violets: The Life and Poetry of Robert Loveman" was published.

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  • Maintained by: Find a Grave
  • Originally Created by: Evening Blues
  • Added: Feb 13, 2005
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/10469723/robert-loveman: accessed ), memorial page for Robert Loveman (11 Apr 1864–10 Jul 1923), Find a Grave Memorial ID 10469723, citing West Hill Cemetery, Dalton, Whitfield County, Georgia, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.