Burt Shevelove

Burt Shevelove (September 19, 1915 – April 8, 1982) was an American musical theater playwright, lyricist, librettist, and director. Born in Newark, New Jersey, he graduated from Brown University and Yale (Master's degree). At Brown in 1935, he acted in the first ever Brownbrokers musical titled Something Bruin. After serving as a volunteer ambulance driver in World War II, he began working as a writer, director and producer for radio and television. At the time of his death he had lived in London for many years.[1]

Burt Shevelove
Born(1915-09-19)September 19, 1915
Newark, New Jersey, U.S.
DiedApril 8, 1982(1982-04-08) (aged 66)
EducationBrown University (BA)
Yale University (MFA)
OccupationAuthor, director, playwright, librettist

His Broadway career started in 1948 with writing material, co-producing and directing for the revue Small Wonder. [2] Among his successes were A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum and No, No, Nanette, for which he won the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Book of a Musical.

Work

Libretti

Directing

Lyrics
  • Small Wonder 1948
gollark: That was one of them, but also you apparently get more total money from going to university, even accounting for not doing work for several years. It's hard to predict future income trends though.
gollark: I looked at the datoids™, and this seems a bad idea for various reasons.
gollark: I am probably to go to university next year, but I still haven't actually decided what to study.
gollark: ++remind 35m a
gollark: ++remind 35 minutes a.

References
  1. Carol Lawson (9 April 1982). "Burt Shevelove Writer, 66, and Director, Dies". The New York Times. Retrieved 2008-06-14.
  2. Toby Simkin. "Author Biography: Burt Shevelove". Music Theatre International. Archived from the original on September 28, 2007. Retrieved 2008-06-14.
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