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Arts & Literature
Cy Coleman
Who
Cy Coleman · Arts & Literature
What
Broadway composer (Sweet Charity)
When
1929, New York City, USA — 2004, New York City, USA
Where
United States
Biography
Cy Coleman is recognized among Jewish contributors to Arts & Literature — Broadway composer (Sweet Charity)
How & why
Coleman was an American composer, songwriter and jazz pianist who wrote the scores for Broadway hits including Sweet Charity, Barnum, City of Angels and The Will Rogers Follies, and standards such as 'Witchcraft' and 'The Best Is Yet to Come.' Born Seymour Kaufman into a Jewish immigrant family in the Bronx, New York City.
Sources & external links
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Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Music
Contributions & Sources
Broadway composer (Sweet Charity)
1929
Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Music
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