Sheldon Harnick dies at 99: Fiddler On The Roof lyricist had a rich history with Broadway musicals
Sheldon Harnick dies at 99: Fiddler On The Roof lyricist was behind hit If I Were A Rich Man and had a rich history with Broadway musicals
Grammy Award winner Sheldon Harnick has passed away at the age of 99.
He died at his home in New York City, according to his spokesman Sean Katz. deadline reported.
The musical artist was best known as the lyricist of Fiddler On The Roof.
Fiddler On The Roof was a 1971 film starring Topol and Norma Crane about a Jewish farmer in Russia who is forced to marry off three of his daughters.
The songs that came from Fiddler On The Roof include Matchmaker, Matchmaker, Sunrise, Sunset, Do You Love Me? and if I were a rich man.
Harnick had a rich history with Broadway musicals.
The writer worked on the 1959 Pulitzer-winning Fiorello! and She Loves Me from 1963.
Sad loss: Sheldon Harnick has passed away at the age of 99. He died at his home in New York City, according to his spokesman Sean Katz. Seen in 2016
His big hit movie: The musical artist was best known as the lyricist of Fiddler On The Roof. Fiddler On The Roof was a 1971 film starring Topol and Norma Crane about a Jewish farmer in Russia who is forced to marry off three of his daughters.