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Martin Charnin (November 24, 1934 – July 6, 2019) was an American lyricist, writer, and theatre director. Charnin's best-known work is as conceiver, director, and lyricist of the musical Annie. Life and career. Charnin was born in New York City, the son of Birdie (Blakeman) and William Charnin, an opera singer. [1] . His family was Jewish. [2] .
Jul 8, 2019 · Martin Charnin, the Broadway lyricist and director who conceived of turning the comic strip “Little Orphan Annie” into “Annie,” the hit musical whose title character vowed that “the sun’ll come...
Jul 11, 2019 · Martin Charnin obituary. While being far more than a one-hit wonder, Martin Charnin, who has died aged 84, is indelibly associated with one particular show, the high-spirited musical Annie...
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Jul 7, 2019 · Martin Charnin, a Tony-winning lyricist and writer best known for creating and directing the Broadway musical “ Annie ,” died Saturday after suffering a heart attack. He was 84. His daughter...
Jul 7, 2019 · Martin Charnin, whose work as a Broadway lyricist lives on in the likes of Annie ’s optimistic “Tomorrow” and “N.Y.C.,” has died at the age of 84. His daughter, Sasha Charnin Morrison, shared...
Jul 7, 2019 · Martin Charnin, the Tony-winning lyricist, writer and librettist best known for creating and directing the sensationally successful Broadway musical Annie, has died. He was 84. Charnin died...
Jul 7, 2019 · Updated 4:00 PM PDT, July 7, 2019. NEW YORK (AP) — Martin Charnin, who made his Broadway debut playing a Jet in the original “West Side Story” and went on to become a Broadway director and a lyricist who won a Tony Award for the score of the eternal hit “Annie,” has died. He was 84. He died Saturday at a White Plains, New York ...
