Richard Adler
Richard Adler · Arts & Literature
Broadway songwriter (The Pajama Game)
1921, New York City, United States — 2012, Southampton, New York, United States
United States
Richard Adler is recognized among Jewish contributors to Arts & Literature — Broadway songwriter (The Pajama Game)
Adler was a Broadway composer and lyricist who, with partner Jerry Ross, wrote the hit musicals The Pajama Game (1954) and Damn Yankees (1955), producing standards such as 'Hey There' and 'Whatever Lola Wants.' He later produced presidential galas at the White House. He was born into a Jewish family in New York, the son of the concert pianist Clarence Adler.
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Broadway songwriter (The Pajama Game)
Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Music
