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Mitch Leigh

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Also known as Irwin Michnik

American composer (1928-2014)

Person · Open Library

Born
1928
Works
6

Top works

  • Man of La Mancha
  • Vocal selections from Man of La Mancha
  • Ain't Broadway Grand - A Brand New 1948 Musical
  • Man of La Mancha
  • Man of La Mancha

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United States
Active from
1928-01-30
Active to
2014-03-16

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
3,837
Total plays
29,563

Tags

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Mitch Leigh (born January 30, 1928 in Brooklyn, New York) is an American writer of musical theatre and theatrical producer best known for the show Man Of La Mancha. Born Irwin Michnick and educated at Yale under Paul Hindemith, he began as a jazz musician and writing commercials for radio and television. In 1965 he teamed up with lyricist Joe Darion to write a musical based on Don Quixote. The resulting show, Man Of La Mancha opened on Broadway and ran for 2328 shows. <a href="https://www.last.

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Family name
Leigh
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Brooklyn
Place of death
Manhattan
Student of
Paul Hindemith
Show 7 more facts
date of death
2014-03-16
date of birth
1928-01-30
name in kana
ミッチ・リー
start of work period
1951-00-00
name in native language
Mitch Leigh
Sources (4)

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Works in European collections

1 object attributed to Mitch Leigh, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana