Sheldon Harnick
Sheldon Harnick (born April 30, 1924) is an American lyricist best known for his collaborations with composer Jerry Bock on hit musicals such as Fiddler on the Roof.
Harnick began his career writing words and music to comic songs in musical revues. One of these, "The Merry Minuet", was popularized by the Kingston Trio. It is in the caustic style usually associated with Tom Lehrer and is sometimes incorrectly attributed to him.
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Credits
- New Faces (1952) (music by himself)
- Shangri-La (1956) (music by himself)
- The Body Beautiful (1958) (Bock)
- Portofino (1958) (lyrics with Richard Ney)
- Fiorello! (1959) (Bock)
- Music to Ford-i-fy your future (1959) (Bock), an industrial musical for the Ford Motor Company
- Tenderloin (1960) (Bock)
- Smiling the Boy Fell Dead (1961) (David Baker)
- She Loves Me (1963) (Bock)
- Fiddler on the Roof (1964) (Bock)
- The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964) (Michel Legrand)
- The Apple Tree (1966) (Bock)
- The Rothschilds (1970) (Bock)
- Captain Jinks of the Horse Marines (1975) (Jack Beeson)
- Rex (1976) (Richard Rodgers)
- A Christmas Carol (1982) (Michel Legrand)
- A Wonderful Life (Joe Raposo)
- Cyrano: The Musical (1993) (contributed English lyrics)
- Coyote Tales (1998) (Henry Mollicone)
- Dragons (2003) (music by himself)
- Fiddler on the Roof (2004) (contributed lyrics for one new song, "Topsy Turvy") (Jerry Bock)
(In each case the composer of the music is given in parentheses.)
Honors
- In honor of Harnick's vast influence on American music, on May 19, 1984 he was awarded the prestigious University of Pennsylvania Glee Club Award of Merit[1]. Beginning in 1964, this award "established to bring a declaration of appreciation to an individual each year that has made a significant contribution to the world of music and helped to create a climate in which our talents may find valid expression."
- Sheldon Harnick was honored at the Twenty-Sixth Annual William Inge Theater Festival located in Independence, Kansas in 2007.
References
External links
- Sheldon Harnick at the Internet Broadway Database
- Sheldon Harnick at the Internet Movie Database
- Northwestern University Magazine article based on 2004 interview with alumnus Harnick
- TonyAwards.com Interview with Sheldon Harnick
- William Inge Theater Festival website
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