Tom Jones (writer)

Tom Jones ( born February 17, 1928 in Littlefield, Texas) is an American musical lyricist. He was an author of books on musicals such as The Fantasticks and I Do! I Do! known.

Life

Jones was born in 1928 in Littlefield, Texas, the son of William T., an employee of a hatchery, and Jessie Jones. Jones met at the University of Texas at Austin, the musical composer Harvey Schmidt. Schmidt started for Jones to accompany drama students on the piano. A short time later, the two began writing musicals. The first published piece was a revue.

Jones ' most important work is the 1960-2002 total of 17,162 times Off-Broadway musical The Fantasticks listed. In 1992, Jones for The Fantasticks a Tony Honors for Excellence in Theatre Award.

The next successful musical of the teams Schmidt / Jones were 1963 110 in the Shade (330 performances, nominated for the Tony Award for composer and lyricist ) and I Do! I Do! (1966, 560 Broadway performances, German: ... till death do us part ).

Jones married on 1 June 1963, the author Elinor Wright. After a divorce he married on 21 June 1984, the choreographer Janet Watson. Jones has two sons, Sam and Michael and lives in West Cornwall, Connecticut.

Musicals

• Shoestring '57 (1957 )
• Demi- Dozen (1958 )
• The Fantasticks (1960 )
• 110 in the Shade (1963 )
• I Do! I Do! (1966)
• Celebration (1969 )
• Colette (1970)
• Philemon (1973 )
• Colette (1982)
• Grovers Corners (1987 )
• Mirette (1996 )
• Road Side ( 2001)
• Harold and Maude (2004, Music by Joseph Thalken, based on the film )