biography
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| lived:
| (1921– )
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| biography:
| Composer and lyricist, born in New York City, New York, USA. The son of teacher-pianist Clarence Adler, he studied at the University of North Carolina and served in the US Navy before concentrating on composing. He collaborated with lyricist Jerry Ross on the award-winning musicals The Pajama Game (1954) and Damn Yankees (1955). After Ross's death (1955), Adler's works for the stage during the 1960s and 1970s were not successful, and he turned to writing concert music. His symphonic suite The Lady Remembers was performed in 1985 in Washington, DC, to honour the centenary of the Statue of Liberty. Throughout his career he was also successful at composing musical commercials. |
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