Stephen Citron

Stephen Citron
Born February 10, 1924[1]
Died March 5, 2013[2]
Los Angeles?
Occupation Biographer, Critic, Songwriter
Spouse Anne Edwards

Stephen Citron was a graduate of the Juilliard School[3] and a writer of songs performed by the likes of Liza Minnelli, Dory Previn, and Édith Piaf.[3] He was married to the writer and fellow avid amateur cook, Anne Edwards.[3]

He has written biography or criticism about Noël Coward, Cole Porter, Stephen Sondheim, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Vivien Leigh, Edgar Allan Poe, Queen Elizabeth II, Princess Margaret, Oscar Hammerstein II, Alan Jay Lerner, and Jerry Herman.

In addition from teaching songcraft in a Carnegie Hall studio, he also wrote books about the creation of music and musicals.

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References

  1. ↑ "Stephen Citron Obituary". tributes.com. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
  2. ↑ "PASSINGS: Jack Greene, Jesus Cardenas, Stephen Citron". Los Angeles Times. 16 March 2013. Retrieved 22 August 2014.
  3. 1 2 3 Grandjean, Patricia (24 May 1992). "From Mr. Blandings's Nightmare, a Couple's Dream House Stirs". The New York Times. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
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