Barry Michael Harman (born March 14, 1952) is an American writer and producer for television and a book writer and lyricist for Broadway theater. He wrote and directed the Broadway musical ''

Romance/Romance ''Romance/Romance'' is a musical with a book and lyrics by Barry Harman and music by Keith Herrmann. Synopsis The show is composed of two acts linked only by the common theme of love and one song performed in both acts. The first, ''The Little C ...

'', which starred actor

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and actress

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, and which received five Tony Award nominations (including Best Musical, Best Lyrics, and Best Book), four

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s and a

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nomination for Best Lyrics. He was nominated for a 1992

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for Director of a Musical for ''Romance/Romance'' at the Apple Tree Theatre in

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. His off-Broadway musical '' Olympus On My Mind'' won him an Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Lyrics and received three Drama Desk nominations. His work in television includes winning

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s on his first professional job, working a staff writer on ''

The Carol Burnett Show ''The Carol Burnett Show'' is an American variety/sketch comedy television show that originally ran on CBS from September 11, 1967, to March 29, 1978, for 279 episodes, and again with nine episodes in fall 1991. It starred Carol Burnett, Harv ...

''. He won an Emmy Award for an episode of ''

All in the Family ''All in the Family'' is an American sitcoms in the United States, sitcom television series that aired on CBS for nine seasons from January 12, 1971, to April 8, 1979, with a total of 205 episodes. It was later produced as ''Archie Bunker's Pla ...

'', and he also co-wrote the premiere episode of ''

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''. He is known for writing ''

Clifford the Big Red Dog ''Clifford the Big Red Dog'' is an American children's book series which focuses on the adventures of an 8-year old blonde haired girl named Emily Elizabeth and her titular pet: a gigantic, red-furred dog named Clifford. It was first published ...

'' (2000), ''

'' (1967), and ''

Allegra's Window ''Allegra's Window'' is an American musical children's television series that aired on Nickelodeon during its Nick Jr. block from October 24, 1994, to December 8, 1996, with reruns being shown until February 5, 1999; it was later shown on Nogg ...

'' (1994). His work also includes 151 different songs for the 65 episodes of the ''

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'' animated series (1985-1988).

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