Lee Adams

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Biography

Best known for his songs for "Bye Bye Birdie", but also a prolific composer for Broadway's "All American", "Golden Boy", and "It's a Bird ... It's a Plane ... It's Superman", and off-Broadway revues "The Littlest Revue" and "Shoestring '57". He was educated at Ohio State University . He wrote summer-camp shows at Green Mansions. His song credits include "The Arts", "Put On a Happy Face", "The Telephone Hour", "One Boy", "A Lot of Livin' To Do", "Kids", "How Lovely to Be a Woman", "Once Upon a Time", "What A Country", "Night Life", "Night Song", "I Want to Be With You", "Lorna's Here", "While The City Sleeps", "Yes I Can", and "You've Got Possibilities".

  • Name variations
  • Adams·L. Adams·L.Adams
  • Fujiya & Miyagi·Imitation Electric Piano·McNorton 4
  • Primary profession
  • Soundtrack·music_department·actor
  • Country
  • United Kingdom
  • Nationality
  • British
  • Gender
  • Male
  • Birth date
  • 14 August 1924
  • Place of birth
  • Mansfield· Ohio
  • Education
  • Columbia University·Ohio State University·Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism

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Won Broadways Tony Award twice: in 1961, his lyrics as part of a Best Musical win for "Bye, Bye Birdie;" and in 1970, his lyrics as part of a Best Musical win for "Applause." He was also nominated in 1965 for his lyrics as part of a Best Musical nomination for "Golden Boy."

Inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1989.

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