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Roger Overholt Hirson (May 5, 1926 – May 27, 2019) was an American dramatist and screenwriter best known for his books of the Broadway musicals, Pippin, for which he was nominated for a Tony Award, and Walking Happy.
May 29, 2019 · Roger O. Hirson, a prominent writer for live television in the 1950s and ’60s who collaborated with the composer Stephen Schwartz on the hit Broadway musical “Pippin,” died on May 27 at his home...
Roger O. Hirson, who earned a Best Book Tony Award nomination for his work on the musical Pippin, died May 27 at the age of 93. His death was confirmed to the New York Times by his son,...
Roger O. Hirson was born on 5 May 1926 in New York City, New York, USA. Roger O. was a writer, known for The Adams Chronicles (1976), The Bridge at Remagen (1969) and Pippin. Roger O. was married to Jean Tan de Bibiana and Alice Hirson.
May 31, 2019 · Roger O. Hirson, a television and stage writer who collaborated with composer Stephen Schwartz and director Bob Fosse on the Broadway musical “Pippin,” refining a story about Charlemagne’s...
Roger O. Hirson was an American playwright, librettist, and screenwriter. He was born on May 5, 1926. Throughout the 1950s, Hirson created a career writing for television anthology series such as The Armstrong Circle Theatre, Goodyear Television Playhouse, Studio One, and The DuPont Show of the Week.
Pippin is a 1972 musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz and book by Roger O. Hirson. Bob Fosse, who directed the original Broadway production, also contributed to the libretto.
