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Edward Kleban

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Edward Kleban · Arts & Literature

What

Lyricist of A Chorus Line

When

1939, Bronx, New York, United States — 1987, New York City, United States

Where

United States

Biography

Edward Kleban is recognized among Jewish contributors to Arts & Literature — Lyricist of A Chorus Line

How & why

Edward Kleban was an American lyricist and composer, born to a Jewish family in the Bronx, best known as the lyricist of 'A Chorus Line', for which he shared the 1976 Tony Award for Best Original Score and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama. His will established the Kleban Prize for musical-theatre writers.

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Source: Jinfo.org — Broadway and Hollywood musicals written by Jews

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Lyricist of A Chorus Line

1975

Source: Jinfo.org — Broadway and Hollywood musicals written by Jews