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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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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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
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- William
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Boston
- Place of death
- Bennington
- Occupation
- lyricist
- Employer
- New York University
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Field of work
- musical
- Image
- William Finn.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1952-02-28
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- 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
- nominated for
- Tony Award for Best Original Score
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