Sheldon Harnick
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American lyricist and songwriter
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(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, Sheldon Mayer Harnick was an American lyricist and songwriter best known for his collaborations with composer Jerry Bock on musicals such as Fiorello!, She Loves Me, and Fiddler on the Roof. Early life Sheldon Mayer Harnick was born to American Jewish parents Esther and Harry M. Harnick, a dentist, in Chicago on April 30, 1924. He grew up in the Chicago neighborhood of Portage Park. He took an interest in music from an early age, playing the violin as a child. He began writing music while a student at Carl Schurz High School.