Charles Strouse
Personal Info
Know For
Writing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1928-06-07 (97 years old)
Deathday
2025-05-15
Place of Birth
New York City, New York
Also known As
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Charles Strouse
Biography
Charles Strouse (June 7, 1928 — May 15, 2025) was an American composer and lyricist, best known for Broadway hits as Bye Bye Birdie, Applause and Annie, films including Bonnie and Clyde (1967), The Night They Raided Minsky’s (1968), and All Dogs Go to Heaven (1989), and for the TV series All in the Family (1971–79). Strouse was born in New York City, the son of Ethel (Newman) and Ira Strouse. After graduating from the Eastman School of Music in 1947, he received two scholarships to Tanglewood, where he studied under composer Aaron Copland. Subsequently, Copland arranged for Strouse to get a scholarship with legendary teacher, Nadia Boulanger...
Acting
1987
as Mr. Primm/Mover #1 (voice)
2007
2021
Production
1967
as Original Music Composer
1963
as Music
1995
as Music
1995
as Songs
1963
as Songs
1999
as Music
1975
2021
as Songs
1980
as Original Music Composer
1970
as Music
1973
as Music
1973
as Songs
1989
as Songs
1970
as Songs
1986
as Songs
2020
as Songs
1968
as Songs
1995
as Songs
1968
as Original Music Composer
2014
as Original Music Composer
1970
as Original Music Composer
1982
as Original Music Composer
1986
as Original Music Composer
1999
as Original Music Composer
1963
as Original Music Composer
1975
as Original Music Composer
1966
as Original Music Composer
1973
as Original Music Composer
1970
as Music
1990
as Original Music Composer
1999
as Songs
1975
1982
as Songs
2021
as Additional Music
2021
as Lyricist
2014
as Songs
2014
as Theatre Play
1982
as Theatre Play
1999
as Theatre Play
2021
as Theatre Play
2021
as Original Music Composer
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