Charles Strouse

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Charles Strouse (June 7, 1928 — May 15, 2025) was an American composer and lyricist, best known for Broadway hits as Bye Bye Birdie, Applause and Annie, films including Bonnie and Clyde (1967), The Night They Raided Minsky’s (1968), and All Dogs Go to Heaven (1989), and for the TV series All in the Family (1971–79). Strouse was born in New York City, the son of Ethel (Newman) and Ira Strouse. After graduating from the Eastman School of Music in 1947, he received two scholarships to Tanglewood, where he studied under composer Aaron Copland. Subsequently, Copland arranged for Strouse to get a scholarship with legendary teacher, Nadia Boulanger, in Paris. Strouse met songwriting partner, lyricist Lee Adams, at a party in 1949, and the duo began a longtime collaboration starting with writing songs for summer resorts in the Adirondacks. Strouse and Adams contributed material to numerous Off-Broadway musical revues, including Catch a Star, Shoestring Revue, The Littlest Revue and Kaleidoscope, and wrote specialty material for Kaye Ballard, Carol Burnett, Jane Morgan and Dick Shawn. Strouse was passionate about collaboration and would earn Tony Award nominations for his scores with lyricists: David Rogers, Charlie & Algernon (1980), based on the novel Flowers for Algernon, Steven Schwartz, for Rags (1986), with book writer Joseph Stein starring Teresa Stratas, and Nick and Nora (1991), a musical based on Dashiell Hammett’s The Thin Man characters, written with Richard Maltby, Jr. In addition to his awards, Strouse was the recipient of several honorary doctorates. He was a longtime member of the Songwriters Hall of Fame, inducted in 1985, and the Theatre Hall of Fame. Strouse also composed orchestral works, chamber music, piano concertos, and an opera. His original piano work, Concerto America, was composed in 2002 to commemorate 9/11 and premiered at The Boston Pops in 2004. His opera Nightingale (1982), starring Sarah Brightman, had a successful run in London, followed by many subsequent productions.

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  • wc Gender: Male
  • calendar_month Birth Date: 1928-06-07
  • event Death Date 2025-05-15
  • school Known for: Writing
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  • info Birth Place New York City, New York
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Bonnie and Clyde

1967-08-13

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Bye Bye Birdie

1963-04-04

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Bye Bye Birdie

1995-12-03

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Annie

1999-11-07

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It's a Bird, It's a Plane, It's Superman!

1975-02-21

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Bye Bye Birdie

1963-04-04

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Bye Bye Birdie

1995-12-03

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Annie Live!

2021-12-02

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Just Tell Me What You Want

1980-01-18

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Lyle, Lyle Crocodile: The Musical - The House on East 88th Street

1987-11-18

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Replay

1970-01-01

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Applause

1973-03-15

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Applause

1973-03-15

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Alice in Wonderland or What's a Nice Kid Like You Doing in a Place Like This?

1966-03-30

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All Dogs Go to Heaven

1989-11-17

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The Night They Raided Minsky's

1968-12-22

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There Was a Crooked Man...

1970-09-18

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The Worst Witch

1986-10-22

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Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day

1990-09-15

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Chita: A Legendary Celebration

2020-05-29

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Alice in Wonderland or What's a Nice Kid Like You Doing in a Place Like This?

1966-03-30

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Annie: A Royal Adventure

1995-11-18

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The Night They Raided Minsky's

1968-12-22

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Bye Bye Birdie

1963-04-04

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Alice in Wonderland or What's a Nice Kid Like You Doing in a Place Like This?

1966-03-30

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There Was a Crooked Man...

1970-09-18

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Applause

1973-03-15

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It's a Bird, It's a Plane, It's Superman!

1975-02-21

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Annie

1982-05-21

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The Worst Witch

1986-10-22

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Annie

1999-11-07

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Annie

2014-12-18

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There Was a Crooked Man...

1970-09-18

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Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day

1990-09-15

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It's a Bird, It's a Plane, It's Superman!

1975-02-21

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Annie

1999-11-07

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Annie

1982-05-21

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Snapshots: A Musical Scrapbook

2021-02-13

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Snapshots: A Musical Scrapbook

2021-02-13

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Annie

2014-12-18

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Annie

2014-12-18

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Annie

1982-05-21

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Annie

1999-11-07

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Annie Live!

2021-12-02

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Annie Live!

2021-12-02