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'''Joe Darion,''' (30 January 1917 - 6 June 2001) was an American musical theatre [[lyricist]], most famous for ''[[Man of La Mancha]].''

'''Joe Darion''' (30 January 1917 — 16 June 2001)<ref>{{cite news |author1=Stephen Holden |authorlink1=Stephen Holden |title=Joe Darion, 90, Lyricist of 'Man of La Mancha' |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2001/06/19/theater/joe-darion-90-lyricist-of-man-of-la-mancha.html |url-access=subscription |access-date=2 January 2020 |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=19 June 2001 |page=A 21}}</ref> was an American musical theatre [[lyricist]], most famous for ''[[Man of La Mancha]]'', which is considered, by some critics, as a precursor to 1980s [[sung-through]] musicals such as ''[[Les Misérables (musical)|Les Miserables]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Joe Darion, Tony-Winning Lyricist of Man of La Mancha, Dead at 90 |url=https://playbill.com/article/joe-darion-tony-winning-lyricist-of-man-of-la-mancha-dead-at-90-com-97327 |access-date=2022-03-08 |website=Playbill |language=en}}</ref>


Darion was born in [[New York City]] and died in [[Lebanon, New Hampshire]].
Darion was born in [[New York City]] and died in [[Lebanon, New Hampshire]].

==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* {{IBDB name|6760}}
* [http://www.ibdb.com/person.asp?id=6760 Joe Darion] at the [[Internet Broadway Database]]
*{{IMDb name|201256}}
*{{IMDb name|201256}}
* [http://www.nypl.org/archives/202525 Joe Darion Papers, 1954-1969], held by the Billy Rose Theatre Division, [[New York Public Library of the Performing Arts]]


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Revision as of 04:37, 18 December 2022

Joe Darion (30 January 1917 — 16 June 2001)[1] was an American musical theatre lyricist, most famous for Man of La Mancha, which is considered, by some critics, as a precursor to 1980s sung-through musicals such as Les Miserables.[2]

Darion was born in New York City and died in Lebanon, New Hampshire.

References

  1. ^ Stephen Holden (19 June 2001). "Joe Darion, 90, Lyricist of 'Man of La Mancha'". The New York Times. p. A 21. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  2. ^ "Joe Darion, Tony-Winning Lyricist of Man of La Mancha, Dead at 90". Playbill. Retrieved 2022-03-08.

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