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Adler, Richard, 1921-2012

LC control no.n 84002078
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LC classificationML410.A235 Biography
Personal name headingAdler, Richard, 1921-2012
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Variant(s)Adler, Dick, 1921-2012
Associated countryUnited States
Birth date1921-08-03
Death date2012-06-21
Place of birthNew York (N.Y.)
Place of deathSouthampton (N.Y.)
Field of activityMusical theater
Profession or occupationComposers Lyricists
Found inHis Wilderness suite [SR] p1983: label (Richard Adler)
LC data base, 4/18/84 (hdg.: Adler, Richard, 1921- )
Grove music online, July 7, 2006 (Adler, Richard; b. Aug. 3, 1921, New York; American composer and lyricist)
Songwriters Hall of Fame website, Apr. 24, 2008: inductee exhibits (Richard Adler; b. New York City in 1921; co-composed the music and lyrics for numerous musicals; wrote the scores for others)
OCLC, May 15, 2008 (hdgs.: Adler, Richard, 1921- ; Adler, Dick; usage: Richard Adler, Dick Adler)
New York times WWW site, June 25, 2012 (in obituary published June 23: Richard Adler; b. Aug. 1921, Manhattan; d. Thursday [June 21, 2012], Southampton, N.Y., aged 90; composer and lyricist whose towering early successes on Broadway in the 1950s--the smash hits The pajama game and Damn Yankees--were followed abruptly by the death of his creative collaborator, Jerry Ross)