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Also Known As	Stephen Joshua Sondheim
Born	March 22, 1930 • New York City • New York
Died	November 26, 2021 (aged 91) • Connecticut
Awards And Honors	Tony Awards • Pulitzer Prize • Presidential Medal of Freedom (2015) • Praemium Imperiale (2000) • Grammy Award (1994) • Kennedy Center Honors (1993) • Academy Award (1991) • Grammy Award (1988) • Grammy Award (1984) • Grammy Award (1979) • Grammy Award (1975) • Edgar Award (1974) • Grammy Award (1973) • Grammy Award (1970)
Notable Works	“A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum” • “A Little Night Music” • “Anyone Can Whistle” • “Assassins” • “Company” • “Follies” • “Getting Away with Murder” • “Gypsy” • “Into the Woods” • “Merrily, We Roll Along” • “Pacific Overtures” • “Road Show” • “Sondheim on Sondheim” • “Sunday in the Park with George” • “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street” • “West Side Story”