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- Birth nameGerald Sheldon Herman
- Grammy award-winning songwriter ("Hello Dolly!" [1965]), composer and author, educated at the University of Miami (Bachelor of Arts) and the Parsons School of Design. His stage scores include "I Feel Wonderful" and "Parade" (off-Broadway), "Night Cap" (for night clubs), and "Milk and Honey", "Mame", and "Hello Dolly!" (Tony and New York Drama Critic awards, 1964) for Broadway. Joining ASCAP in 1963, his other popular-song compositions include "That Was Yesterday", "I Will Follow You", "Show Tune in 3[4 Time", "If He Walked Into My Life", "So Long, Dearie', "Mame", "Jolly Theatrical Season", "Your Good Morning", "Your Hand In My Hand", "Shalom", "There's No Reason In the World", "Milk and Honey', "It Only Takes a Moment", and "Ribbons Down My Back".- IMDb mini biography by: Hup234!
- His musical,"Hello, Dolly", at the Marriott Theatre in Chicago, Illinois was awarded the 1995 Joseph Jefferson Award for Musical Production.
- His musical, "Hello, Dolly!", at the Marriott Theatre in Chicago, Illinois was nominated for the 1986 Equity Joseph Jefferson Award for Musical Production.
- Has won three Tony Awards: two in 1964 for "Hello, Dolly!", as Best Composer and Lyricist and for his music and lyrics as part of a Best Musical win; and one 20 years later, in 1984, for Best Score, both music and lyrics, for "La Cage aux Folles". He was also Tony-nominated five other times: twice in 1962, as Best Composer and his music and lyrics as part of a Best Musical nomination for "Milk and Honey"; twice in 1966, as Best Composer and Lyricist and his music and lyrics as part of a Best Musical nomination for "Mame"; and once in 1979, as Best Score, both music and lyrics, for "The Grand Tour".
- Was the original choice of producer David Geffen to write the score for a musical version of Mel Brooks' film The Producers (1967), but convinced Geffen (and Brooks) that Brooks himself was more qualified for the work.
- Inducted into the American Songwriters Hall of Fame (1982).
- Too commercial? What is that? I love the word 'commercial'.
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