About
Composer with Lee Adams of numerous musicals, including Bye Bye Birdie from 1960, All American from 1962, and Annie from 1977. He also produced popular film scores, such as Bonnie and Clyde in 1967.
Before Fame
He graduated from the Eastman School of Music, where he was a student of Arthur Berger, David Diamond, Aaron Copland, and Nadia Boulanger.
Trivia
He won three Tony Awards for his work on Annie, Applause, and Bye Bye Birdie, his first Broadway musical. In 1996, he won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics for Bye Bye Birdie.
Family Life
He married Barbara Siman in 1962. They had four children together.
Associated With
He co-wrote the theme song Those Were the Days for the TV show All in the Family, which starred Jean Stapleton.
