Thomas Meehan, Tony-winning story writer of 'Annie,' dies
He was not on the list.
The three-time Tony Award-winning book writer best known for
transforming the Little Orphan Annie cartoon strip into the smash Broadway
musical "Annie" has died. Thomas Meehan was 88.
Lyricist and longtime friend and "Annie"
collaborator Martin Charnin says Meehan died at his New York City home late
Monday or early Tuesday after a long illness.
Meehan wrote the books for three shows that ran over 2,000
performances on Broadway: "Annie" with 2,377 performances, "The
Producers" with Mel Brooks at 2,502 performances and "Hairspray"
with Mark O'Donnell at 2,642 performances.
His other shows include "Young Frankenstein" with
Brooks, "Cry-Baby" with O'Donnell, "Elf" with Bob Martin,
"Chaplin" with Christopher Curtis, "Bombay Dreams" with
Meera Syal and the musical "Rocky" with Sylvester Stallone.
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