Tony- and Grammy Award-winning lyricist Sheldon Harnick, who with composer Jerry Bock made up the premier musical-theater songwriting duos of the 1950s and 1960s with shows such as "Fiddler on the Roof," "Fiorello!" and "The Apple Tree," has died. He was 99.
Tony winner Sheldon Harnick, best known for penning the lyrics to the musical “Fiddler on the Roof,” has died. He was 99. Harnick’s spokesman Sean Katz confirmed that he died Friday at his Manhattan home, The New York Times reports. The Chicago native and Army veteran moved to New York in his 20s to pursue a career in songwriting. The revue “Leonard Sillman’s New Faces of 1952″ featured .
Fiddler On The Roof was a 1971 movie starring Topol and Norma Crane that centered on a Jewish peasant in Russia who has to marry off three of his daughters. Harnick died at home in NYC.
Sheldon Harnick, Tony Winning Lyricist & Pulitzer Prize Winner, Dies at 99 Acclaimed lyricist Sheldon Harnick has sadly died. The creator of the music for hit Broadway shows including Fiddler on the Roof passed away on Friday (June…