Stephen Sondheim

Stephen Sondheim

male, 79 years old
gypsy, LGBT, Follies, Jewish person, sweeney todd, west side story…LGBT musician, musician, Musical theatre lyricist, Classical musician, Lyricist
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...
Irving Berlin

Irving Berlin

male, deceased (1989)
buried at Woodlawn Cemetery, death by myocardial infarction, Belarusian American, god bless america, Jewish, Congressional Gold Medal recipient…Lyricist, New York musician, Classical musician, musician
Irving Berlin (May 11, 1888 - September 22, 1989) was an American composer and lyricist, one of the most prodigious and famous American songwriters...
George Gershwin

George Gershwin

male, deceased (1937) (New York, New York, United States)
From Manhattan, Classical composer, Brain tumour death, Vaudeville performer, buried at Westchester Hills Cemetery, from New York City…Classical musician, musician, Lyricist
George Gershwin (September 26, 1898 - July 11, 1937) was an American composer. He wrote most of his vocal and theatrical works in collaboration...
Ira Gershwin

Ira Gershwin

male, deceased (1983)
buried at Westchester Hills Cemetery, Jewish, porgy and bess, Songwriters Hall of Fame inductee, Broadway theatre, Pulitzer Prize for Drama winner…Classical musician, Lyricist, musician, Musical theatre lyricist
Ira Gershwin (6 December 1896 - 17 August 1983) was an American lyricist who collaborated with his younger brother, composer George Gershwin, to...
Alan Menken

Alan Menken

male, 60 years old
pianist, Disney animated features, American, hercules, home on the range, walt disney feature animation…musician, Lyricist
Alan Menken (born July 22, 1949) is an American Broadway and Academy Award winning film score composer and pianist. Menken has collaborated with...
Pete Wentz

Pete Wentz

male, 30 years old
punk'd by Ashton Kutcher, From Wilmette, Illinois, fall out boy, Fall Out Boy member, not so hot without makeup, 2007 MTV VMA Winner…Lyricist, Illinois musician, musician
Peter Lewis Kingston Wentz III (born June 5, 1979) is the bassist, back-up vocalist, and primary lyricist of Chicago-based band Fall Out Boy.
Harold Arlen

Harold Arlen

male, deceased (1986)
buried at Ferncliff Cemetery and Mausoleum, Vaudeville performer, piano, Harlem, musician, Hyman Arluck…Lyricist
Harold Arlen was an American composer of popular music. One of the greatest composers of 20th century popular music, with over 400 songs, a number...
Anand Bakshi

Anand Bakshi

male, deceased (2002)
Songwriter, rawalpindi, Lyricist, poet, Indian, writer…musician
Anand Bakshi (July 21, 1930 Rawalpindi-30 March 2002 Mumbai) was a popular Indian poet and lyricist.
Noel Coward

Noel Coward

male, deceased (1973)
musician, World War II spy, cabaret singer, stage actor, writer, television actor…Lyricist
Sir Noel Peirce Coward was an English actor, playwright, and composer of popular music. His forename is sometimes spelled with a diaeresis on the...
Neil Peart

Neil Peart

male, 57 years old
Rush, Rush member, Rock drummer, drummer, progressive rock, rock music…Lyricist, Ontario musician, musician
Neil Ellwood Peart OC, (born September 12, 1952 in Hagersville, Ontario) is a Canadian musician and author. He is best known as the drummer and...
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