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said of him: "He was an extremely talented and knowledgeable man of the theater. He was one of the great musical-theater writers, and his string of hits showed that." Stewart's sister was writer
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Burt Rubin, son of William and Kate Rubin and brother to Michael Stewart. "Michael Stewart Is Dead 63; Author of Broadway Musicals",
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His name should be shown as "Myron Rubin" — edited by Mitchell Loebel, first cousin.
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Funke, Lewis. "Theatre: 'Shoestring '57': New Revue Arrives at the Barbizon-Plaza",
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in 1954, and several years after collaborated with them and
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Born Myron Stuart Rubin in Manhattan, Stewart attended
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David Geffen School of Drama at Yale University alumni
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Stewart died on September 20, 1987, in New York City.
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Michael Stewart
Playwright
librettist
City University of New York, Queens
BA
Yale University
MFA
Musical theatre
Bye Bye Birdie
Carnival!
Hello, Dolly!
George M!
Mack and Mabel
Barnum
42nd Street
Tony Award for Best Musical
Bye Bye Birdie
Hello, Dolly!
Tony Award for Best Author
Hello, Dolly!
Francine Pascal
John Pascal
Queens College
Yale School of Drama
Master of Fine Arts
Sid Caesar
Caesar's Hour
Charles Strouse
Lee Adams
Gower Champion

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