Fred Ebb

Fred Ebb

male, deceased (2004)
Fred Ebb (born April 8 1933 in Manhattan - died September 11 2004 in New York City) was a musical theatre lyricist who had many successful...
Stephen Sondheim

Stephen Sondheim

male, 79 years old
Stephen Joshua Sondheim (b. March 22 1930) is widely seen as his generation's leading writer of the stage musical. Described by Frank Rich in the...
Oscar Hammerstein II

Oscar Hammerstein II

male, deceased (1960)
Oscar Hammerstein II was an American writer, producer, and (usually uncredited) director of musicals for almost forty years. Born in New York City,...
David Zippel

David Zippel

male
David Zippel (born May 17,1954 in Easton, Pennsylvania)is a Tony Award-winning American Musical theatre lyricist. Zippel attended Harvard Law...
Lorenz Hart

Lorenz Hart

male, deceased (1943)
Lorenz "Larry" Hart (May 2, 1895 - November 22, 1943) was the lyricist half of the famed Broadway songwriting team Rodgers and Hart. His most...
Alan Jay Lerner

Alan Jay Lerner

male, deceased (1986)
Alan Jay Lerner (August 31, 1918 - June 14, 1986) was an American Broadway lyricist and librettist. Born in New York City, he was the son of Joseph...
Howard Ashman

Howard Ashman

male, deceased (1991)
Howard Ashman (May 17, 1950 - March 14, 1991) was an American playwright and movie music lyricist. Ashman first studied at Boston University and...
Ben Elton

Ben Elton

male, 50 years old
Benjamin Charles Elton (born 3 May1959) is an English comedian, writer and director. Born in Catford, London, he is the son of the physicist and...
Betty Comden

Betty Comden

female, deceased (2006)
Betty Comden (May 3 1917 - November 23 2006) was born Basya Cohen in New York City on May 3 1917 (see ,,) although many sources cited 1915, 1918...
Dorothy Fields

Dorothy Fields

female, deceased (1974)
Dorothy Fields (July 15, 1905 - March 28, 1974) was an American librettist and lyricist. She wrote over 400 songs for Broadway musicals and films....