Jerry Herst

Jerry Herst
Born
Jerome Philip Herst

(1909-05-28)May 28, 1909
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
DiedNovember 27, 1990(1990-11-27) (aged 81)
Alameda, California, U.S.
EducationNorthwestern University; University of California, Berkeley; University of California, Hastings College of Law; Conservatoire de Paris
OccupationsLawyer, Songwriter
Years active1930s–1975
Known forComposer of So Rare (1937)
SpouseJeanne Lucille Taylor (m. 1947)

Jerome Philip Herst (May 28, 1909, in Chicago, Illinois – November 27, 1990, in Alameda, California), known as Jerry Herst, was a lawyer and a songwriter best known for his collaborations with Jack Sharpe on a number of compositions, notably "So Rare", a much-recorded song that was published in 1937.

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