Harold Jacob Rome (May 27, 1908, Hartford, Connecticut – October 26, 1993, New York City) was an American composer, lyricist, and writer for musical theater. 　　Born in Hartford, Connecticut, Rome played piano in local dance bands and was already writing music while studying architecture and law at Yale University. After graduation he worked as an architect in New York City, but continued to pursue his musical interests, arranging music for local bands and writing material for revues at Green Mansions, a Jewish summer resort in the Adirondacks. Much of the music Rome was writing at this time was socially conscious and of little interest to Tin Pan Alley.