Pulitzer Prize for Drama
1 appearances
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Edition 38 (1960) Winner
Jerry Bock
ジェリー・ブロック
Jerī Bokku
Aliases:
Jerrold Lewis Bock
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1928-11-23 （New Haven, Connecticut）
- Died
- 2010-11-03 （Mount Kisco, New York） age 81
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- New Haven, Connecticut → Flushing, Queens, New York → Mount Kisco, New York
Career
- Occupations
- Composer, Musical theater composer
- Active Years
- 1955-2010
- Nominations
- Tony Award for Best Composer and Lyricist (The Apple Tree, 1967), Tony Award for Best Original Score (The Rothschilds, 1971)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Wisconsin, Madison | — | — | BA | — | United States |
University of Wisconsin, Madison
Degree:
BA
Country:
United States
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Tony Award | Fiorello! | 最優秀ミュージカル | American Theatre Wing | Won |
| 1960 | Pulitzer Prize | Fiorello! | ドラマ部門 | Columbia University | Won |
| 1965 | Tony Award | Fiddler on the Roof | 最優秀作曲・作詞賞 | American Theatre Wing | Won |
| 1964 | Grammy Award | She Loves Me | オリジナルキャストアルバム最優秀スコア | National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences | Won |
| 2010 | Daytime Emmy Award | Wonder Pets! | 傑出したオリジナルソング - 子供・アニメ | — | Won |
Tony Award
1960
Work:
Fiorello!
Category:
最優秀ミュージカル
Organization:
American Theatre Wing
Result:
Won
Pulitzer Prize
1960
Work:
Fiorello!
Category:
ドラマ部門
Organization:
Columbia University
Result:
Won
Tony Award
1965
Work:
Fiddler on the Roof
Category:
最優秀作曲・作詞賞
Organization:
American Theatre Wing
Result:
Won
Grammy Award
1964
Work:
She Loves Me
Category:
オリジナルキャストアルバム最優秀スコア
Organization:
National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences
Result:
Won
Daytime Emmy Award
2010
Work:
Wonder Pets!
Category:
傑出したオリジナルソング - 子供・アニメ
Result:
Won
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Fiorello!
1959 MusicalMusical biography of New York City mayor Fiorello La Guardia.
PoliticsImmigration
Fiddler on the Roof
1964 MusicalStory of Tevye, a poor Jewish milkman in a Russian village.
FamilyTraditionJewish culture
Adaptations
- [Film] Fiddler on the Roof / Norman Jewison (1971)
Health
-
Heart failure晩年Cause of death.
Legacy
Renowned musical theater composer who won Tony and Pulitzer for Fiorello! and Tony for Fiddler on the Roof.
Archives
- Music Division, The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts
In Popular Culture
- Jerry Bock Award for Excellence in Musical Theater established in 1997.
Trivia
- Spoke at Joseph Stein's funeral 10 days before his own death.