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name: "Jerry Bock"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/jerry-bock"
roles: ["Composer"]
born: "23 November 1928"
died: "3 November 2010"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-20T05:34:50.901275+00:00"
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# Jerry Bock

Composer. Born 23 November 1928 in New Haven. Died 3 November 2010.

## Details

- **Work:** Composer
- **Born:** 23 November 1928, New Haven
- **Died:** 3 November 2010
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_Bock, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q725042, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0090656/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1318751

## Streaming the US now

- **Pluto TV:** [*Fiddler on the Roof*](https://film.one/film/fiddler-on-the-roof.md) (77)

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## Biography

Jerry Bock was an American composer best known for his scores for Broadway musicals. Born in New Haven, Connecticut, he studied at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and began writing for television before making his Broadway debut with the score for Mr. Wonderful (1956).

His long collaboration with lyricist Sheldon Harnick produced several successes, including Fiorello! (1959), which won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama and a Tony Award for Best Musical, and Fiddler on the Roof (1964), for which they received the Tony Award for Best Composer and Lyricist. The 1971 film adaptation of Fiddler on the Roof used his original music and songs. Other notable stage works with Harnick include She Loves Me (1963) and The Rothschilds (1970).

Bock died in Mount Kisco, New York, in 2010.

*Sources: nytimes.com, en.wikipedia.org, britannica.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Fiddler on the Roof* (1971), Fi1m 77, Music, Songs, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/film/fiddler-on-the-roof.md)

## Complete filmography (15)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Fiddler on the Roof: Live at Regent's Park* (2024), Music
- *Becoming Benanti: The Role of a Lifetime* (2022), Music
- *Fiddler on the Roof* (2020), as Songs
- *Fiddler: A Miracle of Miracles* (2019), Original Music Composer
- *She Loves Me* (2016), Musical, Songs, Original Music Composer
- *Meet the Small Potatoes* (2013), as Songs · Original Music Composer
- *Small Potatoes* (2011), series, as Songs
- *Songs of 'Fiddler on the Roof'* (2007), Thanks
- *Love Will Tear Us Apart* (2007), Actor
- *A Stranger Among Us* (1992), Original Music Composer
- *Fiddler on the Roof* (1983), Music
- *She Loves Me* (1979), as Songs
- *Fiddler on the Roof* (1971), Original Music Composer, Songs — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/film/fiddler-on-the-roof.md)
- *The Canterville Ghost* (1966), Music
- *Fiddler on the Roof*, Music

## Awards

### Other awards — 4 won, 3 nominated

- Johnny Mercer Award 1990: Johnny Mercer Award (won)
- Tony Award for Best Original Score 1971: Tony Award for Best Original Score (nominated), for *The Rothschilds*
- Tony Award for Best Original Score 1967: Tony Award for Best Original Score (nominated), for *The Apple Tree*
- Tony Award for Best Original Score 1965: Tony Award for Best Original Score (won), for *Fiddler on the Roof*
- Tony Award for Best Musical 1964: Tony Award for Best Musical (nominated), for *She Loves Me*
- Pulitzer Prize for Drama 1960: Pulitzer Prize for Drama (won), for *Fiorello!*
- Tony Award for Best Musical 1960: Tony Award for Best Musical (won), for *Fiorello!*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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