Michael Stewart | |
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Born | Myron Rubin August 1, 1924 New York City, U.S. |
Died | September 20, 1987 New York City, U.S. | (aged 63)
Occupation | Playwright, librettist |
Education |
City University of New York, Queens (
BA) Yale University ( MFA) |
Period | 1955–1985 |
Genre | Musical theatre |
Notable works |
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Notable awards | |
Relatives |
Francine Pascal (sister) John Pascal (brother-in-law) |
Michael Stewart (August 1, 1924 – September 20, 1987) was an American playwright and dramatist, librettist, lyricist, screenwriter and novelist.
Born Myron [1] Stuart Rubin in Manhattan, Stewart attended Queens College, and graduated from the Yale School of Drama with a Master of Fine Arts in 1953. [2] [3]
His early work was writing sketches for the revues The Shoestring Revue (1955), [4] The Littlest Revue (1956), [5] and Shoestring '57 (1956, Barbizon-Plaza, New York). [6] He then joined the staff writers of Sid Caesar's television program, Caesar's Hour. [2]
He met Charles Strouse and Lee Adams in 1954, and several years after collaborated with them and Gower Champion on the 1960 Broadway musical Bye Bye Birdie. [2] He worked again with Champion and Jerry Herman, with their musical Hello, Dolly! opening on Broadway in 1964. [2]
Stewart died on September 20, 1987, in New York City. Jule Styne said of him: "He was an extremely talented and knowledgeable man of the theater. He was one of the great musical-theater writers, and his string of hits showed that." [2] Stewart's sister was writer Francine Pascal and brother Burt Rubin. [2] [7]
Michael Stewart | |
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Born | Myron Rubin August 1, 1924 New York City, U.S. |
Died | September 20, 1987 New York City, U.S. | (aged 63)
Occupation | Playwright, librettist |
Education |
City University of New York, Queens (
BA) Yale University ( MFA) |
Period | 1955–1985 |
Genre | Musical theatre |
Notable works |
|
Notable awards | |
Relatives |
Francine Pascal (sister) John Pascal (brother-in-law) |
Michael Stewart (August 1, 1924 – September 20, 1987) was an American playwright and dramatist, librettist, lyricist, screenwriter and novelist.
Born Myron [1] Stuart Rubin in Manhattan, Stewart attended Queens College, and graduated from the Yale School of Drama with a Master of Fine Arts in 1953. [2] [3]
His early work was writing sketches for the revues The Shoestring Revue (1955), [4] The Littlest Revue (1956), [5] and Shoestring '57 (1956, Barbizon-Plaza, New York). [6] He then joined the staff writers of Sid Caesar's television program, Caesar's Hour. [2]
He met Charles Strouse and Lee Adams in 1954, and several years after collaborated with them and Gower Champion on the 1960 Broadway musical Bye Bye Birdie. [2] He worked again with Champion and Jerry Herman, with their musical Hello, Dolly! opening on Broadway in 1964. [2]
Stewart died on September 20, 1987, in New York City. Jule Styne said of him: "He was an extremely talented and knowledgeable man of the theater. He was one of the great musical-theater writers, and his string of hits showed that." [2] Stewart's sister was writer Francine Pascal and brother Burt Rubin. [2] [7]