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Alice Hirson (div.) Children. David Hirson (son) Roger Overholt Hirson (May 5, 1926 – May 27, 2019) [1] was an American dramatist and screenwriter best known for his books of the Broadway musicals, Pippin, for which he was nominated for a Tony Award, [2] and Walking Happy. He contributed extensively for original television anthology series ...
May 29, 2019 · David Hirson. Roger O. Hirson, a prominent writer for live television in the 1950s and ’60s who collaborated with the composer Stephen Schwartz on the hit Broadway musical “Pippin,” died on ...
May 31, 2019 · By Harrison Smith. May 30, 2019 at 8:07 p.m. EDT. Roger O. Hirson, a television and stage writer who collaborated with composer Stephen Schwartz and director Bob Fosse on the Broadway musical ...
Roger O. Hirson. Writer: The Adams Chronicles. Roger O. Hirson was born on 5 May 1926 in New York City, New York, USA. Roger O. was a writer, known for The Adams Chronicles (1976), The Bridge at Remagen (1969) and Pippin. Roger O. was married to Jean Tan de Bibiana and Alice Hirson. Roger O. died on 27 May 2019 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.
- May 5, 1926
- May 27, 2019
May 30, 2019 · Obit. by Andy Lefkowitz • May 30, 2019. Roger O. Hirson, an acclaimed writer of stage and screen whose major Broadway success was as book writer of the hit musical Pippin, died on May 27 at home ...
Roger O. Hirson, who earned a Best Book Tony Award nomination for his work on the musical Pippin, died May 27 at the age of 93. His death was confirmed to the New York Times by his son, playwright ...
Pippin is a 1972 musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz and book by Roger O. Hirson. Bob Fosse, who directed the original Broadway production, also contributed to the libretto. The musical uses the premise of a mysterious performance troupe, led by the Leading Player, to tell the story of Pippin, a young prince on his search for ...
