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Subject: Fiddler on the Roof writer Joseph Stein dies aged 98
Written By: Philip Eno on 10/26/10 at 12:09 pm
Playwright Joseph Stein, who wrote hit Broadway musical Fiddler on the Roof, has died aged 98 in New York.
He went on to write the screenplay for the hugely successful 1971 film adaptation of the classic Yiddish story which starred Topol as Jewish peasant milkman Tevye.
Stein died at a medical centre on Sunday from complications after a fall, his wife Elisa said.
The writer had been in hospital suffering from prostate cancer.
Stein, who won a Tony Award for his work on Fiddler, wrote the story for nearly a dozen other musicals including Zorba and Mr Wonderful.
He also wrote for early radio and for television shows.
Stein worked for stars including Sid Caesar and Phil Silvers but his biggest hit was Fiddler on the Roof, which opened in Broadway in 1964.
The musical, set in Tsarist Russia, revealed Tevye's struggle to uphold his cultural traditions when faced with rebellious daughters and a domineering wife.
It gave rise to several popular songs, including If I Were A Rich Man and Sunrise, Sunset which turned Topol into an international star.
The film picked up three Academy Awards, including best music.
Subject: Re: Fiddler on the Roof writer Joseph Stein dies aged 98
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 10/26/10 at 9:38 pm
WOW! I thought Stein died years ago! Well, 98 years is a good long life.
R.I.P. Joseph!
:\'(
Subject: Re: Fiddler on the Roof writer Joseph Stein dies aged 98
Written By: CatwomanofV on 10/27/10 at 12:21 pm
A fiddler on the roof. Sounds crazy, no? But here, in our little village of Anatevka, you might say every one of us is a fiddler on the roof trying to scratch out a pleasant, simple tune without breaking his neck. It isn't easy. You may ask 'Why do we stay up there if it's so dangerous?' Well, we stay because Anatevka is our home. And how do we keep our balance? That I can tell you in one word: tradition!...Without our traditions, our lives would be as shaky as... as... as a fiddler on the roof!
I grew up listening to the record of the play (with Zero Mostel & Bea Arthur who played Yenta the matchmaker) and ALWAYS loved it. I remember when the movie came out and I wanted to see it in the worst way-which my mother knew. So, for my birthday, my birthday party was spent at the movies. I always wondered if all my invitees enjoyed the movie as much as I did.
Cat
Subject: Re: Fiddler on the Roof writer Joseph Stein dies aged 98
Written By: Philip Eno on 11/04/10 at 2:08 pm
A few day later
Jerry Bock, who composed the scores for some of Broadway's most successful musicals including Fiddler on the Roof and Fiorello!, has died.
Subject: Re: Fiddler on the Roof writer Joseph Stein dies aged 98
Written By: Howard on 11/04/10 at 7:48 pm
Wow,first the writer now the composer :(
Subject: Re: Fiddler on the Roof writer Joseph Stein dies aged 98
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 11/04/10 at 10:04 pm
Pretty soon there will be zero left from Fiddler.
:(
No, wait, not even that. Zero Mostel died in 1977!
Subject: Re: Fiddler on the Roof writer Joseph Stein dies aged 98
Written By: Philip Eno on 11/05/10 at 1:57 am
Pretty soon there will be zero left from Fiddler.
:(
No, wait, not even that. Zero Mostel died in 1977!
Topol is still with us.
Subject: Re: Fiddler on the Roof writer Joseph Stein dies aged 98
Written By: LyricBoy on 11/05/10 at 5:56 am
Topol is still with us.
The actor, or the toothpaste? ???
Subject: Re: Fiddler on the Roof writer Joseph Stein dies aged 98
Written By: Howard on 11/05/10 at 6:56 am
The actor, or the toothpaste? ???
The actor.
Subject: Re: Fiddler on the Roof writer Joseph Stein dies aged 98
Written By: Philip Eno on 11/05/10 at 3:21 pm
The actor, or the toothpaste? ???
The actor, I was unaware of a toothpaste with that brand name.