Sondheim,Stephen

Sondheim,Stephen
Sond·heim (sŏndʹhīm'), Stephen. Born 1930.
American composer and lyricist whose musicals include Gypsy (1959) and Sweeney Todd (1979). He won a Pulitzer Prize in 1985 for Sunday in the Park with George.

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