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Also known as William Alan Finn

American composer

Person · Open Library

Born
1929
Works
9

Top works

  • Acute renal failure
  • Love's fire
  • The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (Piano/Vocal/Chords)
  • Elegies A Song Cycle
  • Fishermen on Georges Bank

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Film & TV

Natick, Massachusetts, USA

William Alan Finn (February 28, 1952 – April 7, 2025) was an American composer and lyricist best known for his musicals, which include Falsettos, for which he won the 1992 Tony Awards for Best Original Score and Best Book of a Musical; A New Brain (1998); and The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (2005).

Known for

  • Life with Mikey — Man #21993

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Country
US
Active from
1952-02-28
Active to
2025-04-07

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
14,966
Total plays
539,064

Tags

musicalshowtunesmusical theatercomposerMusical theatre

William Alan Finn (February 28, 1952 - April 7, 2025) was an award-winning American composer and lyricist, especially of musicals. William Finn grew up in Natick, Massachusetts with his parents and siblings, Michael and Nancy. He majored in music at Williams College in Williamstown, Massachusetts. He lived with his life partner in New York City and Pittsfield, MA, where he was an independent composer and writer. He was also "Adjunct Faculty Composer/Lyricist" at NYU. <a href="https://www.last.f

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
William
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Boston
Place of death
Bennington
Occupation
lyricist
Languages spoken
English language
Field of work
musical
Image
William Finn.jpg
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date of birth
1952-02-28
Commons category
William Alan Finn
start of work period
1971-00-00
end of work period
2025-00-00
date of death
2025-04-07
name in native language
William Finn
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