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Jerry Herman

1931 - 2019

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Gerald Sheldon Herman (July 10, 1931 – December 26, 2019) was an American composer and lyricist, known for his work in Broadway theatre. One of the most commercially successful Broadway songwriters of his time, Herman was the composer and lyricist for a number of hit musicals, starting in the 1960s, that were characterized by an upbeat and optimistic outlook and what Herman called "the simple, hummable showtune". His shows include Hello, Dolly! (1964), at one time the longest-running musical in Broadway history, which also produced the hit title song for Louis Armstrong; Mame (1966), a vehicle for Angela Lansbury; and La Cage aux Folles (1984), the first hit Broadway musical about a gay couple. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jerry Herman is the 1,358th most popular composer (down from 1,354th in 2019), the 11,273rd most popular biography from United States (down from 10,496th in 2019) and the 119th most popular American Composer.

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Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Jerry Herman ranks 1,358 out of 1,451. Before him are Robert Russell Bennett, Vladimír Godár, George Bruns, Monty Norman, Abel Korzeniowski, and George Fenton. After him are Udo Zimmermann, Javier Navarrete, Kaoru Wada, Roy Harris, Eubie Blake, and Christian Wolff.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1931, Jerry Herman ranks 561. Before him are Ghulam Mustafa Jatoi, Anne Heywood, Robert Fowler, Zoltán Huszárik, Bassano Staffieri, and Helena Pilejczyk. After him are Georgi Vladimov, Romila Thapar, Ernie Banks, Werner Israel, Bruce Halford, and Bernie Geoffrion. Among people deceased in 2019, Jerry Herman ranks 519. Before him are John McEnery, Atli Eðvaldsson, Eddie Money, Abdul Hamid, Andre Matos, and Alexander Volkov. After him are W. Morgan Sheppard, Chuck Peddle, Peter McNamara, Lothar Kobluhn, Ted Lindsay, and Shelley Morrison.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jerry Herman ranks 11,275 out of 20,380. Before him are Mike Starr (1966), Sumner Welles (1892), Edwin Arlington Robinson (1869), Willis Augustus Lee (1888), Macdonald Carey (1913), and Robert A. M. Stern (1939). After him are Marie Corridon (1930), Betty Garrett (1919), Black Francis (1965), Robert B. Sherman (1925), Mary Costa (1930), and Sybil Bauer (1903).

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Among COMPOSERS In United States

Among composers born in United States, Jerry Herman ranks 119. Before him are Joel Goldsmith (1957), Norman Dello Joio (1913), Earl Scruggs (1924), Lou Harrison (1917), Robert Russell Bennett (1894), and George Bruns (1914). After him are Roy Harris (1898), Eubie Blake (2), George Perle (1915), Angus MacLise (1938), Fred Ebb (1928), and Raymond Scott (1908).

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