Michael Stewart | |
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| Born | Myron Rubin (1924-08-01)August 1, 1924 New York City, U.S. |
| Died | September 20, 1987(1987-09-20) (aged 63) New York City, U.S. |
| Occupation | Playwright,librettist |
| Education | City University of New York, Queens(BA) Yale University(MFA) |
| Period | 1955–1985 |
| Genre | Musical theatre |
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| Relatives | Francine Pascal (sister) John Pascal (brother-in-law) |
Michael Stewart (August 1, 1924 – September 20, 1987) was an American playwright and dramatist, librettist, lyricist, screenwriter and novelist.
Born Myron[1] Stuart Rubin in Manhattan, Stewart attendedQueens College, and graduated from theYale School of Drama with aMaster of Fine Arts in 1953.[2]
His early work was writing sketches for the revuesThe Shoestring Revue (1955),[3]The Littlest Revue (1956),[4] andShoestring '57 (1956, Barbizon-Plaza, New York).[5] He then joined the staff writers ofSid Caesar's television program,Caesar's Hour.[2]
He metCharles Strouse andLee Adams in 1954, and several years after collaborated with them andGower Champion on the 1960Broadway musicalBye Bye Birdie.[2] He worked again with Champion andJerry Herman, with their musicalHello, Dolly! opening onBroadway in 1964.[2]
Stewart died on September 20, 1987, in New York City.Jule Styne said of him: "He was an extremely talented and knowledgeable man of the theater. He was one of the great musical-theater writers, and his string of hits showed that."[2] Stewart's sister was writerFrancine Pascal and brother Burt Rubin.[2][6]
