Kern's Show Boat (1927), wrote the lyrics for the Gershwin - Romberg musical Rosalie (1928), and collaborated with Rudolph Friml on a musical version of The Three Musketeers (1928). Life P. G. Wodehouse in his last days. Wodehouse, called "Plum" by most family and friends, was born prematurely to Eleanor Wodehouse (née Deane)