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Kalmar worked mostly as a lyricist. Many of his most famous songs were written in collaboration with Harry Ruby. He sometimes worked with other songwriters as well, including Oscar Hammerstein II and Ted Snyder .

Kalmar is also credited with writing some melodies, and wrote or co-wrote some Broadway theater play scripts, especially musical comedy.

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Kalmar's hits include Give Me A Kiss To Build A Dream On; Mine, All Mine; Three Little Words; and Who's Sorry Now?.

He died in Los Angeles, CaliforniaThis article is about the city in California. For other uses of 'Los Angeles' see Los Angeles (disambiguation The City of Los Angeles widely known by its abbreviation L. is a large coastal metropolis in Southern California in the western United States..

Bert Kalmar is an inductee of the Songwriters Hall of FameThe Songwriters' Hall of Fame is an arm of the National Academy of Popular Music. It was founded in 1969 by Johnny Mercer (a songwriter) and Abe Olman and Howie Richmond (music publishers). Ultimately it intends to offer a museum but at present it exists.