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Jerrold Lewis Bock (November 23, 1928 – November 3, 2010) was an American musical theater composer. He received the Tony Award for Best Musical and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama with Sheldon Harnick for their 1959 musical Fiorello! and the Tony Award for Best Composer and Lyricist for the 1964 musical Fiddler on the Roof with Sheldon Harnick.
Nov 4, 2010 · Jerry Bock, who wrote his first musical in public school and went on to compose the scores for some of Broadway’s most successful shows, including “Fiddler on the Roof,” “Fiorello!” and...
Apr 30, 2024 · Jerry Bock (born Nov. 23, 1928, New Haven, Conn., U.S.—died Nov. 3, 2010, Mount Kisco, N.Y.) was an American composer. He studied at the University of Wisconsin and then collaborated with Larry Holofcener on songs for television’s Your Show of Shows and the musical Mr. Wonderful (1956).
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Composer of the Broadway successes "Fiddler on the Roof", "Mr. Wonderful", and "Fiorello!" * Jerry Bock was also the 1990 recipient of The Johnny Mercer Award, the SHOF’s highest honor.
Nov 5, 2010 · Jerry Bock, the composer of the score for shows like Fiddler on the Roof, Fiorello! and She Loves Me, died Nov. 3. He was 81. Fresh Air remembers the composer with highlights from a...
Nov 3, 2010 · Jerry Bock was a composer pretty much his whole life. He wrote music for shows as early as high school. He wrote his first full-length musical in college -- Big As Life, about Paul Bunyan. It...
Mr. Bock died in the early morning hours of Nov. 3 at Northern Westchester Medical Center in Mount Kisco, NY. He had a stroke on Oct. 30, and died of heart failure Nov. 3, Ticktin said. Mr....
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