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Born | Jonathan David Larson February 4, 1960 White Plains, New York, U.S. |
Died | January 25, 1996 New York City, U.S. | (aged 35)
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Education | Adelphi University (BFA) |
Period | 1982–1996 |
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Jonathan David Larson (February 4, 1960 – January 25, 1996) was an American composer, lyricist and playwright most famous for writing the musicals Rent and Tick, Tick... Boom!, which explored the social issues of multiculturalism, substance use disorder, and homophobia. He received three posthumous Tony Awards and a posthumous Pulitzer Prize for Drama for Rent.