Biography
Jule Styne was a British-American songwriter and composer. Born Julius Kerwin Stein in London on 31 December 1905, he moved with his family to Chicago as a child and studied at the Chicago Musical College. He began his career writing songs in the 1920s and later worked in Hollywood as a vocal coach and composer before turning to Broadway.
Styne collaborated with lyricists including Sammy Cahn, Leo Robin, Betty Comden and Adolph Green, Stephen Sondheim, and Bob Merrill. His best-known stage scores include Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1949), Bells Are Ringing (1956), Gypsy (1959), and Funny Girl (1964). The 1968 film adaptation of Funny Girl used his music. He received an Academy Award for the song "Three Coins in the Fountain" (1954) and a Tony Award for Hallelujah, Baby! (1967). Styne died in New York on 20 September 1994.
