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Stephen Sondheim RIP - Doddle - 27-11-2021 08:41
Legendary songwriter and "theatre icon" has died at 91.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-59440642
Quote:During his illustrious career, he wrote the scores of some of Broadway's best known shows including Company, Follies and A Little Night Music. Sondheim also wrote the lyrics for West Side Story.RIP
The New-York born composer won eight Grammy awards, nine Tony awards - including the special Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre - and one Academy Award. He also received a Pulitzer Prize.
In 2015, US President Barack Obama bestowed Sondheim the Presidential Medal of Freedom - the highest civilian award - for his work.
