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Robert Kimball (1939-2026) Musical theater historian. Robert Kimball was born in New York City and died in Manhattan, New York.

Full Name

Robert Eric Kimball

Locations

New York

Author's Timeline

1939

Birth

Robert Eric Kimball was born in New York City on Aug. 23, 1939.

1972

Literary Work

Cole
Holt, Rinehart & Winston
003086710X / 978-0030867101
Biography written with Brendan Gill.

1973

Literary Work

Reminiscing with Sissle and Blake
Viking Press
0670593885 / 978-0670593880
Nonfiction written with William Bolcom.

1974

Literary Work

The Gershwins
Jonathan Cape Ltd.
022401014X / 978-0224010146
Biography written with Alfred Simon.

2000

Literary Work

Reading Lyrics
Pantheon
0375400818 / 978-0375400810
Nonfiction edited with Robert Gottlieb.

2021

Literary Work

Crisis and Compromise: The Rescue of the 1964 Civil Rights Act
River Grove Books
1632994143 / 978-1632994141
Memoir.

2026

Death

New York County
Robert Kimball died at a hospital in Manhattan, New York, on July 1, 2026.

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