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      • One of the last masters of Broadway’s Golden Age, Tony- and Pulitzer Prize-winning lyricist Sheldon Harnick, has died. He wrote Fiddler on the Roof and Fiorello!, among other musicals. He died Friday in New York City of natural causes, according to his publicist. He was 99.
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  2. Jun 23, 2023 · He was 99. His death was announced by a spokesman, Sean Katz. Mr. Harnicks lyrics could be broadly funny, slyly satirical, lushly romantic or poignantly moving.

  3. Jun 23, 2023 · One of the last masters of Broadway's Golden Age, Tony- and Pulitzer Prize-winning lyricist Sheldon Harnick, has died. He wrote Fiddler on the Roof and Fiorello!, among other musicals. He...

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  4. Jun 30, 2023 · Music Interviews. At 90, 'Fiddler' Lyricist Tells His Story. DAVE DAVIES, HOST: This is FRESH AIR. I'm Dave Davies. One of Broadway's great lyricists, Sheldon Harnick, died last week at the...

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  5. Jun 24, 2023 · The Tony- and Grammy Award-winning lyricist passed away in his sleep on June 23, 2023. He was known for his wry, subtle humor and deft wordplay in musicals such as Fiddler on the Roof, Fiorello! and The Apple Tree.

  6. Jun 24, 2023 · While many of us assumed he just might live forever, Harnick died Friday morning at age 99 of natural causes, reported his publicist Sean Katz, at his longtime apartment on New York’s Upper...

  7. Jun 23, 2023 · NEW YORK (AP) — Tony- and Grammy Award-winning lyricist Sheldon Harnick, who with composer Jerry Bock made up the premier musical-theater songwriting duos of the 1950s and 1960s with shows such as “Fiddler on the Roof,” “Fiorello!” and “The Apple Tree,” has died. He was 99.

  8. Jun 23, 2023 · Tony-winning lyricist Sheldon Harnick, co-creator of ‘Fiddler on the Roof,’ dies at 99. Sheldon Harnick accepts a Tony Award for lifetime achievement at the Beacon Theatre in New...