Lee Adams

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Lee Adams
BornLee Richard Adams
(1924-08-14) August 14, 1924 (age 94)
Mansfield, Ohio, U.S.
OccupationWriter, librettist
ResidenceBriarcliff Manor, New York
Period1955–present
Notable works
Bye Bye Birdie
Applause

Lee Richard Adams (born August 14, 1924) is an American lyricist best known for his musical theatre collaboration with Charles Strouse.




Contents





  • 1 Biography


  • 2 Non-musical writing


  • 3 Works


  • 4 References


  • 5 External links




Biography


Born in Mansfield, Ohio, Adams is the son of Dr. and Mrs. Leopold Adams and is a graduate of Mansfield Senior High School.[1] He received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Ohio State University and a Master's from Columbia University.


Adams won Tony Awards in 1961 for Bye Bye Birdie and in 1970 for Applause and was nominated for a Tony in 1965 for Golden Boy.[2] In addition, he wrote the lyrics for All American, It's a Bird...It's a Plane...It's Superman, Bring Back Birdie, and A Broadway Musical, and the book and lyrics for Ain't Broadway Grand. Additionally, Charles Strouse and Adams co-wrote "Those Were the Days", the opening theme to the TV situation comedy All in the Family. Adams was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1989.[3]


Adams and his wife have lived in Briarcliff Manor, New York since the early 2000s and has a daughter and granddaughter.[4]



Non-musical writing


In addition to his work with lyrics, Adams "had a lifelong fascination with words," which led to his being an editor for the Sunday newspaper magazine supplement This Week and a member of the staff of Pageant magazine.[5]



Works


  • A Pound in Your Pocket (musical) (1958)


  • Bye Bye Birdie (1960)


  • All American (1962)


  • Golden Boy (1964)


  • It's a Bird...It's a Plane...It's Superman (1966)


  • Applause (1970)


  • I and Albert (1972)


  • Bring Back Birdie (1980)


  • A Broadway Musical (1982), contributed the song Dancing


  • Aint Broadway Grand! (1993)

  • The Night They Raided Minsky's [film] (1968)


References




  1. ^ "Lyricist Lee Adams to Write Show Biz Column". Ohio, Mansfield. News-Journal. February 23, 1975. p. 1. Retrieved November 2, 2015 – via Newspapers.com..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em
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  2. ^ "Lee Adams". Tony Awards. Retrieved 29 November 2015.


  3. ^ "Lee Adams". Songwriters Hall of Fame. Retrieved 29 November 2015.


  4. ^ Kramer, Peter D. (October 16, 2015). "Briarcliff's 'Birdie' connection, Lee Adams". The Journal News. Gannett Company. Retrieved April 25, 2016.


  5. ^ Bloom, Ken (2007). Routledge Guide to Broadway. New York City: Routledge. p. 247. ISBN 978-0-415-97380-9. Retrieved 30 November 2015.




  • Contemporary Authors Online, Detroit: Gale, 2001, ISBN 978-0-7876-3995-2


External links



  • Lee Adams at the Internet Broadway Database Edit this at Wikidata


  • Lee Adams at the Songwriters Hall of Fame


  • Lee Adams at The Interviews: An Oral History of Television Edit this at Wikidata




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