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Jerry Herman(1931-2019)

  • Music Department
  • Composer
  • Actor
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Jerry Herman
A trailer for the feature length documentary.  In 1966, Dr. Martin Luther King and the Chicago Freedom Movement faced contradictions and complications.  Candid interviews, period photos, and stirring music shine a light on their struggle for justice.
Play trailer1:45
King in Chicago (2008)
2 Videos
15 Photos
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".
BornJuly 10, 1931
DiedDecember 26, 2019(88)
BornJuly 10, 1931
DiedDecember 26, 2019(88)
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  • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
    • 4 wins & 8 nominations total

Photos15

Bernadette Peters, Jerry Herman, and Robert Preston
Carol Channing and Jerry Herman
Angela Lansbury, Ginger Rogers, and Jerry Herman in The 20th Annual Tony Awards (1966)
Lucille Ball and Jerry Herman in Mame (1974)
Angela Lansbury, Jerry Herman, and Goddard Lieberson in Mame (1974)
Jerry Herman
Jerry Herman
Jerry Herman
Jerry Herman
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Known for:

Hank Azaria, Janeane Garofalo, William H. Macy, Paul Reubens, Greg Kinnear, Ben Stiller, Kel Mitchell, and Wes Studi in Mystery Men (1999)
Mystery Men
6.1
  • Soundtrack("Hello Dolly")
  • 1999
Kathy Najimy, John Ratzenberger, Andrew Stanton, Lori Alan, Bob Bergen, Ben Burtt, John Cygan, Donald Fullilove, Teresa Ganzel, Jeff Garlin, Jan Rabson, Jess Harnell, Kim Kopf, Sherry Lynn, Laraine Newman, Teddy Newton, Jeff Pidgeon, Jim Ward, Fred Willard, Elissa Knight, and Niki McElroy in WALL·E (2008)
WALL·E
8.4
  • Soundtrack("Put On Your Sunday Clothes", "It Only Takes a Moment")
  • 2008
Walter Matthau and Barbra Streisand in Hello, Dolly! (1969)
Hello, Dolly!
7.0
  • Music Department
  • 1969
Barney the Dinosaur in Barney's Great Adventure (1998)
Barney's Great Adventure
3.2
  • Music Department("Barney - The Song"/lyrics: "Barney - The Song")
  • 1998

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Music Department

  • Dear World - A Musical Fable (2013)
    Dear World - A Musical Fable
    • lyrics
    • Video
    • 2013
  • Here with Pride (2005)
    Here with Pride
    • music producer
    • TV Movie
    • 2005
  • Barney the Dinosaur in Barney's Great Adventure (1998)
    Barney's Great Adventure
    • music: "Barney - The Song"/lyrics: "Barney - The Song"
    • 1998
  • Mrs. Santa Claus (1996)
    Mrs. Santa Claus
    • lyricist
    • musical supervisor
    • TV Movie
    • 1996
  • Mame (1974)
    Mame
    • lyricist: songs
    • musical adaptation
    • 1974
  • Walter Matthau and Barbra Streisand in Hello, Dolly! (1969)
    Hello, Dolly!
    • music and lyrics by
    • music and lyrics of stage play by
    • 1969
  • The Carol Channing Show
    • composer: theme music
    • TV Movie
    • 1966

Composer

  • Dear World - A Musical Fable (2013)
    Dear World - A Musical Fable
    • Composer
    • Video
    • 2013
  • Jerry Herman in Words and Music by Jerry Herman (2007)
    Words and Music by Jerry Herman
    • Composer
    • TV Movie
    • 2007
  • Mrs. Santa Claus (1996)
    Mrs. Santa Claus
    • Composer
    • TV Movie
    • 1996
  • Broadway at the Hollywood Bowl (1994)
    Broadway at the Hollywood Bowl
    • Composer
    • TV Special
    • 1994
  • Mame (1974)
    Mame
    • Composer
    • 1974
  • The Andy Williams Christmas Show (1967)
    The Andy Williams Christmas Show
    • Composer
    • TV Special
    • 1967
  • Mary Martin: Hello, Dolly! Round the World
    • Composer
    • TV Movie
    • 1966
  • The Dean Martin Show (1965)
    The Dean Martin Show
    • Composer
    • TV Series
    • 1965

Actor

  • Mrs. Santa Claus (1996)
    Mrs. Santa Claus
    • Piano Player (uncredited)
    • TV Movie
    • 1996

Videos2

Words and Music by Jerry Herman
Trailer 27:12
Words and Music by Jerry Herman
King in Chicago
Trailer 1:45
King in Chicago

Personal details

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  • Official sites
    • France's national library catalogue
    • Kennedy Center
  • Born
    • July 10, 1931
    • New York City, New York, USA
  • Died
    • December 26, 2019
    • Miami, Florida, USA(pulmonary complications)
  • Other works
    Stage: Composer/lyricist of "Dear World" (1969)
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Print Biography
    • 1 Article

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    His musical,"Hello, Dolly", at the Marriott Theatre in Chicago, Illinois was awarded the 1995 Joseph Jefferson Award for Musical Production.
  • Quotes
    Too commercial? What is that? I love the word 'commercial'.

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