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Also Known As Jerrold Lewis Bock
Born November 23, 1928 • New Haven • Connecticut • (Birthday in 2 days)
Died November 3, 2010 (aged 81) • New York
Awards And Honors Grammy Award (1963) • Pulitzer Prize (1960)
Notable Works “Fiddler on the Roof”
Stephen Sondheim
Stephen Sondheim
American composer and lyricist
Richard Rodgers
Richard Rodgers
American composer
Loesser, Frank
Frank Loesser
American composer and lyricist
George Gershwin
George Gershwin
American composer
Cole Porter
Cole Porter
American composer and lyricist
Johnny Mercer.
Johnny Mercer
American composer, vocalist, and businessman
Jule Styne
British songwriter
Marvin Hamlisch.
Marvin Hamlisch
American composer, pianist, and conductor
Andrew Lloyd Webber
Andrew Lloyd Webber
British composer
Harry Warren
American composer
Frederick Loewe, c. 1970.
Frederick Loewe
American composer
Vernon Duke
American composer
Walter Donaldson
American musician
Betty Comden
American songwriter
Steve Martin
Steve Martin
American actor and writer
Bette Midler
American actress and singer
Lin-Manuel Miranda
Lin-Manuel Miranda
American actor, composer, lyricist, and writer
Audra McDonald
Audra McDonald
American actress and singer
Leonard Bernstein
Leonard Bernstein
American composer and conductor
Alan Menken
Alan Menken
American composer