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Schwartz was born in Budapest, Hungary. His family moved to New York City when he was 13 years old. He took various music related jobs including demonstrating and selling sheet music in department stores before being hired full time by the Shapiro-Bernstein Publishing House of Tin Pan Alley as a staff pianist and song-plugger. He published his first composition (a Cakewalk) in 1899. He became known as an accomplished lyricist, although he also continued writing music.

In 1901 he started working with William Jerome. They collaborated on many songs which were used in Broadway shows, as well as the Zigfield Follies. Their biggest hit together was the 1910Events January events January 13 The first live musical radio program. Lee De Forest broadcasts a live performance of Enrico Caruso from the Metropolitan Opera. January 26 ? Seine floods in Paris. February events February 8 The Boy Scouts of America is in song "Chinatown, My Chinatown", still popular with DixielandDixieland or Dixie is a name for the south-eastern portion of the USA; see: U. Southern States, Dixie. This article is about the musical genre. Dixieland music is a style of jazz. Dixieland developed in New Orleans at the start of the 20th century, and sp bands. Schwartz and Jerome stopped working together in 19131913 is a common year starting on Wednesday. click on link for calendar) Events January-March January 30 House of Lords rejects Irish Home Rule Bill February 1 New York City's Grand Central Station opens as the world's largest train station. February 3 Th.

Schwartz continued working on show tunes through 1937Events January January 1 Anastasio Somoza becomes President of Nicaragua January 11 The first issue of Look magazine goes on sale in the United States. January 19 Howard Hughes sets a new air record by flying from Los Angeles to New York City in 7 hours,.

Jean Schwartz 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..