Stanley Lebowsky (; November 26, 1926 – October 19, 1986) was a

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and

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composer, lyricist,

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and music director who conducted more than a dozen

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including ''

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'', ''

Half a Sixpence ''Half a Sixpence'' is a 1963 musical comedy based on the 1905 novel '' Kipps'' by H. G. Wells, with music and lyrics by David Heneker and a book by Beverley Cross. It was written as a vehicle for British pop star Tommy Steele. Backgroun ...

'', ''

Irma La Douce ''Irma la Douce'' (, "Irma the Sweet") is a 1963 American romantic comedy film directed by Billy Wilder from a screenplay he co-wrote with I. A. L. Diamond, based on the 1956 French stage musical of the same name by Marguerite Monnot and Al ...

'', ''

Jesus Christ Superstar ''Jesus Christ Superstar'' is a sung-through rock opera with music by Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyrics by Tim Rice. Loosely based on the Gospels' accounts of the Passion, the work interprets the psychology of Jesus and other characters, with ...

'', '' Pippin'', '' The 1940's Radio Hour'', and '' The Act''. He was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota and died at Mount Sinai West in Manhattan, survived by his wife Carol Estey. Lebowsky was nominated for a

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in 1961 for ''

''. In 1987 he was given a

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Works

;Musicals *''

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'' (1970) – composer ;Songs *"Take Off with Us" from '' All That Jazz'' (1979) and '' Fosse'' (1999) *" The Wayward Wind" (1956)

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Lebowsky, Stanley 1926 births 1986 deaths Writers from Minneapolis American musical theatre composers American male conductors (music) 20th-century American conductors (music) 20th-century American composers 20th-century American male musicians