Lee Adams
American lyricist
Lee Richard Adams (born Leopold Richard Adams, August 14, 1924) is an American lyricist best known for his musical theatre collaboration with Charles Strouse.
Biography
Lee Adams was born in Mansfield, Ohio, on August 14, 1924. He is the son of Dr. Leopold Adams, originally of Stamford, Connecticut, and Florence Ellis (originally Elishack) Adams, originally of Racine, Wisconsin. His family is Jewish. He is a graduate of Mansfield Senior High School. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree in journalism from Ohio State University and a Master's from Columbia University school of journalism. While attending Ohio State, he was a brother of the Nu chapter of the Zeta Beta Tau fraternity. He worked as a journalist for newspaper and magazines. He met Charles Strouse in 1949, and they initially wrote for summer-time revues.
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