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Cy Coleman 2004 Deaths
Cy ColemanAge: 75 jazz pianist and prolific composer who wrote dozens of Broadway show tunes and scored several Hollywood films. His most memorable songs include “Witchcraft” and “The Best Is…John Raitt 2005 Deaths
John RaittAge: 88 baritone who appeared in several Broadway hits, including Carousel and The Pajama Game. Later in his career he collaborated with his daughter, singer Bonnie Raitt. Died: Los…Peter Foy 2005 Deaths
Peter FoyAge: 79 innovator who used harnesses, wires, and pulleys to send theater actors aloft. His Broadway credits include Peter Pan, Angels in America, and The Lion King. Died: Las Vegas,…Hal Haig Prieste 2001 Deaths
Hal Haig PriesteAge: 104 America's oldest Olympic medal winner; won a bronze medal in platform diving at 1920 Antwerp Olympics; played an original Keystone Kop in silent pictures, appearing…John Fiedler 2005 Deaths
John FiedlerAge: 80 actor best known for providing the voice to Piglet in the Winnie-the-Pooh movies. He also appeared in Broadway's A Raisin in the Sun and the film Twelve Angry Men. Died:…Cy Feuer 2006 Deaths
Cy FeuerAge: 95 theater producer who, with partner Ernest Martin, staged some of Broadway's biggest hit musicals, including Guys and Dolls, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying,…Philip Yordan 2003 Deaths
Philip YordanAge: 88 writer who won an Oscar for the screenplay to 1954's Broken Lance. He also wrote the breakthrough play Anna Lucasta, a Broadway play with an all-black cast. Died: San…Peter Stone 2003 Deaths
Peter StoneAge: 73 playwright and screenwriter who was the first scribe to win an Oscar, an Emmy Award, and a Tony Award. His credits include Broadway's 1776 and the films Father Goose and…Jack Gelber 2003 Deaths
Jack GelberAge: 71 playwright whose award-winning The Connection broke ground with its realistic, haunting portrait of drug addicts. The 1959 Off-Broadway play won three Obie Awards. Died:…Janet Collins 2003 Deaths
Janet CollinsAge: 86 pioneering prima ballerina of the Metropolitan Opera House who danced in Cole Porter's 1950 Broadway musical Out of This World and in Aida and Carmen. She was the first…