The musical theater legend’s other credits include Fiorello!
and The Apple Tree.
Sheldon Harnick,Fiddler on the Rooflyricist, has died at the age of 99.
Sheldon Harnick.Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images
Fiorello!scored Harnick, Bock, and collaborator Jerome Weidman the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1960.
“His lyrics were clear and purposeful and never lapsed into cliche,” writes Fierstein.
“You’d never catch him relying on easy rhymes or ‘lists’ to fill a musical phrase.
He always sought and told the truth for the character and so made acting his songs a joy.
A JOY!!!!
I can’t say that loudly enough.
And this atheist will pronounce it… a blessing!…
Sheldon embraced me just as he embraced his audience with tender inspiration.
“Oh, Sheldon… Ninety-nine years of you were not enough.
Thank you, Sheldon.
