Biography
b. Martin Jay Charnin, 24 November 1934, NY, USA. A movie director, lyricist, composer, maker, author, and acting professional. In 1957 Charnin performed the section of Big Offer, a member from the Jets, in the initial Broadway cast of Western world Side Tale, and 2 yrs later is at the revue GIRLS Against The Children, starring Bert Lahr and Nancy Walker. Around once, he began composing lyrics, initially for revues such as for example Kaleidoscope Revue (1957), which started its life on the Provincetown Playhouse in Boston, Massachusetts, and Fallout Revue and BITS OF Eight (both 1959), and Seven Arrive Eleven (1961), all three which opened up off-Broadway. In 1963 he composed what to Mary Rodgers’ music for his initial book present, the much-hyped SPOT starring Judy Holliday, which folded after 43 shows at New York’s Majestic Theater. Also credited using one from the creation’s best music, ‘Don’t Have fun’, was Stephen Sondheim. Charnin’s following work, Zenda (1963), became composer Vernon Duke’s last musical. It shut out of city in SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA regardless of having a ensemble going by Alfred Drake, Anne Rogers, and Chita Rivera. In 1967 Mata Hari experienced exactly the same destiny, failing to improvement beyond Washington, DC. This ‘anti-war operetta’, regarding Vincente Minnelli (movie director) and David Merrick (manufacturer), acquired music constructed by Edward Thomas. A calendar year later, it had been presented off-Broadway within a scaled-down, modified edition entitled Ballad FOR THE Firing Squad, that was aimed by Charnin himself. Having caused Mary Rodgers early in his profession, in 1970 he collaborated with her renowned dad, Richard Rodgers, on Two By Two. Peter Rock’s reserve was in line with the play The Flowering Peach by Clifford Odets, as well as the present’s operate of 343 shows was credited in no little part towards the presence within the solid of Danny Kaye. Only 1 from the tracks attracted much interest, the captivating ‘I HAVE NO IDEA EACH DAY I Did Not really Love You’. Even more directorial assignments adopted, including Nash At Nine (1973, Charnin’s personal adaptation from the functions of Ogden Nash), Music! Music! (1974), as well as the National Lampoon Display (1975), before Charnin accomplished his biggest achievement up to now with Annie, a musical in line with the well-known comic remove, Small Orphan Annie. In business with Charles Strouse (music) and Thomas Meehan (publication), lyricist Charnin aimed what became among the smash strikes from the 70s. It opened up in the Alvin Theater on 21 Apr 1977 and went for 2, 377 shows. For his focus on Annie, Charnin won Tony, Crisis Desk, and NY Crisis Critics’ Circle honours, a Grammy for Greatest Cast Show Recording, and a typical honor for the ASCAP ‘many performed song from the 10 years’, ‘Tomorrow’. Nothing at all he continues to be associated with since that time has even contacted the success of this display. In the past due 70s Charnin aimed Bar Mitzvah Young man (1978, 77 shows) in London, and worked well once again with Richard Rodgers on I RECALL Mama (1979, 108 shows). Within the 80s his tasks like a lyricist and/or movie director included THE VERY FIRST (1981), Lena Horne: THE GIRL And Her Music (1981), Upstairs At O’Neal’s (1982, a cabaret revue conceived and co-produced by Charnin, and that he also published the witty name amount), A Backer’s Audition (1983), Jokers (1986, Goodspeed Opera Home), No Frills Revue (1988), Mike (1988, shut out of city), Café Crown (1989), Laughing Issues (1989), and Sid Caesar And Business: Will Anyone KNOW VERY WELL WHAT I’m DISCUSSING? (1989). In January 1990, 2 yrs before the first Annie started an acclaimed US nationwide tour, a sequel known as Annie 2: Miss Hannigan’s Revenge, produced by exactly the same innovative team, opened up in Washington. Nevertheless, it had been to become more than 3 years before this brand-new concept, ultimately retitled Annie Warbucks reached NY, where it performed for five a few months off-Broadway. Set clear of the distressing Annie saga, Charnin aimed Starcrossed: The Galileo Musical (1994) and Loose Lip area (1995), in addition to radically rewriting and directing Cole Porter’s Can-Can for Goodspeed (1995). In 1996 he staged a fresh edition of his 1967 musical, Mata Hari, that was made by the York Theater Company in NY. Within the same season, an intriguing record entitled Incurably Intimate premiered. It included ‘Seventeen tracks from twelve musicals performed by Laurie Beechman, Christy Baron, Sasha Charnin, Anita Jackson, Deborah Lippman, Andrea McCardle, Andrea Marcovicci, Maria Maples Trump, Terri Light, Margaret Whiting, Barbara Walsh, and Karen Ziemba, and compiled by seven composers and something lyricist – Martin Charnin’. The last mentioned also made up the music for a number of from the tunes, including the just non-show number around the arranged – ‘Sing Me Fairly’. 2 yrs later, Charnin is at London directing an Annie revival starring Lesley Joseph and Kevin Colson. Besides his work with the stage, Charnin in addition has won Emmy honours for television programs such as for example Annie, THE GIRL In THE LIFE SPAN Of A GUY (1970) and ’S Fantastic,’s Marvellous,’s Gershwin, which starred Jack port Lemmon. He offers produced, aimed, and created lyrics for a number of others, and it has been the writer and movie director of nightclub functions for artists such as for example Nancy Wilson, Dionne Warwick, Shirley Jones, and Abbe Street. Aside from ‘Tomorrow’, his most effective song up to now is ‘Greatest Thing You’ve Ever Done’ which Barbra Streisand included on her behalf JUST HOW We Were recording.
Quick Facts
Full Name Martin Charnin
Profession Composer, Screenwriter, Lyricist, Theatre Director
Education Cooper Union, The High School of Music & Art
Nationality American
Spouse Shelly Burch
Awards Tony Award for Best Original Score, Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album, Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Director of a Musical, Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Musical, Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Lyrics, New York Drama Critics' Circle Award for Best Musical, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy-Variety Or Music Program, Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Broadway Musical, Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Off-Broadway Musical, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement - Comedy, Variety or Music
Nominations Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical, Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical, Mastercard Best New Musical, WGA Award for Best Comedy/Variety - Music, Awards, Tributes - Specials - Television, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing Achievement - Comedy, Variety or Music, BAFTA Best Original Song Written for a Film
Movies Annie and the Hoods, Annie
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Won Broadway's 1977 Tony Award as Best Score, comprising his lyrics and Charles Strouse's music, for "Annie," a show for which he was also nominated as Best Director (Musical). In 1982, he had similar dual Tony nominations for "The First:" as Best Director (Musical), and, with collaborator Joel Siegel, as Best Book (Musical). |
Soundtrack
Soundtrack
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Conan |
2016 |
TV Series writer - 1 episode |
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Late Night with Seth Meyers |
2016 |
TV Series lyrics - 1 episode |
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The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon |
2015 |
TV Series lyrics - 1 episode |
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The Big Bang Theory |
2015 |
TV Series lyrics - 1 episode |
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Annie |
2014 |
2014 Film version, "Maybe", "It's The Hard-Knock Life", "Tomorrow", "I Think I'm Gonna Like It Here ", "You're Never Fully Dressed Without a Smile 2014 Film Version", "Something Was Missing", "Little Girls 2014 Film Version", "N.Y.C.", "Easy Street 2014 Film Version", "I Don't Need Anything But You 2014 Film Version" |
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Dancing with the Stars |
2014 |
TV Series writer - 1 episode |
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Tu cara me suena - Argentina |
2014 |
TV Series writer - 1 episode |
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The Voice Kids |
2014 |
TV Series lyrics - 1 episode |
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Glee |
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TV Series writer - 2 episodes, 2013 - 2014 lyrics - 1 episode, 2012 |
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Since I Don't Have You |
2013 |
writer: "Tomorrow" |
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The 67th Annual Tony Awards |
2013 |
TV Movie documentary lyrics: "It's The Hard Knock Life", "Little Girls" |
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The Office |
2013 |
TV Series lyrics - 1 episode |
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Matzav Ha'Uma |
2013 |
TV Series lyrics - 1 episode |
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Blue Bloods |
2012 |
TV Series writer - 1 episode |
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Idina Menzel Live: Barefoot at the Symphony |
2012 |
TV Special lyrics: "Tomorrow" |
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The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson |
2010 |
TV Series lyrics - 1 episode |
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Great Performances |
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TV Series 1 episode, 2003 lyrics - 2 episodes, 1999 - 2010 |
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Shrek Forever After |
2010 |
writer: "Tomorrow" |
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Nurse Jackie |
2010 |
TV Series writer - 1 episode |
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Angels in New York |
2010 |
TV Series documentary writer: "Tomorrow" |
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Family Guy |
2009 |
TV Series lyrics - 1 episode |
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Saturday Night Live |
2009 |
TV Series writer - 1 episode |
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30 Rock |
2008 |
TV Series writer - 1 episode |
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Igor |
2008 |
writer: "Tomorrow" |
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Fred Claus |
2007 |
writer: "Tomorrow" |
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Life After Tomorrow |
2006 |
Documentary lyrics: "Tomorrow", "It's The Hard-Knock Life", "You're Never Fully Dressed Without A Smile" |
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Crumbs |
2006 |
TV Series writer - 1 episode |
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Just Like Heaven |
2005 |
writer: "Tomorrow" from the Broadway Musical "Annie" |
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Shrek 2 |
2004 |
writer: "Tomorrow" 1977 |
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School of Rock |
2003 |
"Tomorrow" |
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Lea Salonga Live |
2003 |
Video documentary writer: "Tomorrow" |
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Stars in Their Eyes Kids |
2002 |
TV Series writer - 1 episode |
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Austin Powers in Goldmember |
2002 |
writer: "Hard Knock Life Ghetto Anthem - Dr. Evil Mix" |
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Like Mike |
2002 |
"Tomorrow" |
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Popular |
2001 |
TV Series writer - 1 episode |
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Daria |
2000 |
TV Series writer - 1 episode |
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Annie |
1999 |
TV Movie lyrics: "Maybe", "It's The Hard Knock Life", "It's The Hard Knock Life Reprise", "Tomorrow", "Tomorrow Reprise #1", "Little Girls", "Little Girls Reprise #1", "I Think I'm Gonna Like It Here", "N.Y.C.", "Never Fully Dressed Without A Smile", "Easy Street", "Something Was Missing", "I Don't Need Anything But You", "Maybe Reprise", "Tomorrow Reprise #2", "Little Girls Reprise #2", "I Don't Need Anything But You Reprise", "Easy Street Reprise" |
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Pushing Tin |
1999 |
"Tomorrow" |
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You've Got Mail |
1998 |
writer: "Tomorrow" |
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Dorbees: Making Decisions |
1998 |
Video short writer: "Tomorrow" |
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The 51st Annual Tony Awards |
1997 |
TV Special lyrics: "Tomorrow" |
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Hetty Wainthropp Investigates |
1996 |
TV Series lyrics - 1 episode |
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Camp Nowhere |
1994 |
lyrics: "TOMORROW" |
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Serial Mom |
1994 |
writer: "TOMORROW" |
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Saved by the Bell: The College Years |
1993 |
TV Series writer - 1 episode |
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Addams Family Values |
1993 |
"Tomorrow" |
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Memory |
1993 |
TV Movie lyrics: "No vas mai ben vestit si no somrius" |
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Dave |
1993 |
lyrics: "Tomorrow" 1977 |
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Cheers |
1990 |
TV Series lyrics - 1 episode |
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Ha-Hofesh Ha'Acharon |
1989 |
TV Series lyrics - 1 episode |
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Emu's Wide World |
1988 |
TV Series lyrics - 1 episode |
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Ishtar |
1987 |
lyrics: "Tomorrow" |
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The Facts of Life |
1987 |
TV Series 1 episode |
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The 40th Annual Tony Awards |
1986 |
TV Special lyrics: "Easy Street" |
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The Two Ronnies |
1983 |
TV Series writer - 1 episode |
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Annie |
1982 |
lyrics: "Tomorrow Opening Titles", "Maybe", "It's The Hard-Knock Life", "Dumb Dog", "Sandy", "I Think I'm Gonna Like It Here", "Little Girls", "Maybe Reprise", "Let's Go To The Movies", "We Got Annie", "Sign", "You're Never Fully Dressed Without A Smile", "You're Never Fully Dressed Without A Smile Dressed Children", "Tomorrow White House Version", "Easy Street", "Maybe Same Effect On Everyone", "Finale Medley: I Don't Need Anything But You/We Got Annie/Tomorrow", "Tomorrow End Credits" - uncred |
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The 35th Annual Tony Awards |
1981 |
TV Special lyrics: "Tomorrow" |
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The 33rd Annual Tony Awards |
1979 |
TV Special lyrics: "A Little Bit More" |
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A Special Sesame Street Christmas |
1978 |
TV Movie lyrics: "Tomorrow" - uncredited |
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All in the Family |
1978 |
TV Series lyrics - 1 episode |
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The Muppet Show |
1978 |
TV Series writer - 1 episode |
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The 'Annie' Christmas Show |
1977 |
TV Movie lyrics: "It's Christmas" - uncredited |
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The Mike Douglas Show |
1977 |
TV Series writer - 1 episode |
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The 31st Annual Tony Awards |
1977 |
TV Special lyrics: "Tomorrow", "You're Never Fully Dressed Without A Smile", "Easy Street", "Tomorrow Reprise" |
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Writer
Writer
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Annie |
1999 |
TV Movie lyrics |
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Annie: A Royal Adventure! |
1995 |
TV Movie play "Annie lyrics" |
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Annie and the Hoods |
1974 |
TV Special |
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'S Wonderful, 'S Marvelous, 'S Gershwin |
1972 |
TV Movie |
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The Bell Telephone Hour |
1965 |
TV Series writer - 2 episodes |
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The Nut House!! |
1964 |
TV Movie special material - as Marty Charnin |
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Music Department
Music Department
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Annie |
1999 |
TV Movie lyrical composer: songs |
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He Makes Me Feel Like Dancin' |
1983 |
Documentary composer: additional music |
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Annie |
1982 |
lyrics |
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Jackie Gleason: American Scene Magazine |
1962 |
TV Series music and lyrics - 1 episode |
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Feathertop |
1961 |
TV Movie lyrics |
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Director
Director
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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The 'Annie' Christmas Show |
1977 |
TV Movie |
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Annie and the Hoods |
1974 |
TV Special |
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'S Wonderful, 'S Marvelous, 'S Gershwin |
1972 |
TV Movie |
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George M! |
1970 |
TV Movie |
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Producer
Producer
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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The 'Annie' Christmas Show |
1977 |
TV Movie producer |
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'S Wonderful, 'S Marvelous, 'S Gershwin |
1972 |
TV Movie executive producer |
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Dames at Sea |
1971 |
TV Movie producer |
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Annie, the Women in the Life of a Man |
1970 |
TV Special producer |
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Self
Self
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Broadway: The Next Generation |
2018 |
Documentary filming |
Himself |
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age |
2016 |
Documentary post-production |
Himself |
Life After Tomorrow |
2006 |
Documentary |
Himself |
Working in the Theatre |
1984-2002 |
TV Series documentary |
Himself |
Great Performances |
1990 |
TV Series |
Himself |
Rodgers & Hammerstein: The Sound of American Music |
1985 |
TV Movie documentary |
Himself |
The 36th Annual Tony Awards |
1982 |
TV Special |
Himself - Nominee: Best Direction of a Musical |
Broadway Plays Washington on Kennedy Center Tonight |
1982 |
TV Movie |
Himself |
Looks Familiar |
1978 |
TV Series |
Himself - Guest |
The 31st Annual Tony Awards |
1977 |
TV Special |
Himself - Winner: Best Original Score |
Won awards
Won awards
Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie | Award shared with |
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1972 |
Primetime Emmy |
Primetime Emmy Awards |
Outstanding Single Program - Variety or Musical - Variety and Popular Music |
'S Wonderful, 'S Marvelous, 'S Gershwin (1972) |
· Joseph Cates (executive producer) · Jack Lemmon (star) |
1972 |
Primetime Emmy |
Primetime Emmy Awards |
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy, Variety or Music |
'S Wonderful, 'S Marvelous, 'S Gershwin (1972) |
· Walter C. Miller |
1970 |
Primetime Emmy |
Primetime Emmy Awards |
Outstanding Variety or Musical Program - Variety and Popular Music |
Annie, the Women in the Life of a Man (1970) |
· Joseph Cates (executive producer) · Anne Bancroft (star) |
Nominated awards
Nominated awards
Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie | Award shared with |
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1983 |
BAFTA Film Award |
BAFTA Awards |
Best Original Song |
Annie (1982) |
· Charles Strouse |
1973 |
Primetime Emmy |
Primetime Emmy Awards |
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy, Variety or Music |
Get Happy (1973) |
· Dave Wilson |
1972 |
Primetime Emmy |
Primetime Emmy Awards |
Outstanding Writing Achievement in Comedy, Variety or Music |
'S Wonderful, 'S Marvelous, 'S Gershwin (1972) |
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1971 |
Primetime Emmy |
Primetime Emmy Awards |
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy, Variety or Music |
George M! (1970) |
· Walter C. Miller |
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