Charles Strouse

Bio

Charles Strouse (1928-2025) Composer, lyricist. Charles Strouse was born in New York City and died in Manhattan, New York.

Full Name

Charles Strouse

Locations

Monroe•New York

Author's Timeline

1928

Charles Louis Strouse was born in New York City on June 7, 1928.

1930s

New York County: As a child, Mr. Strouse lived on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, New York.

1940s

New York County: Mr. Strouse graduated from what was then Townsend Harris Hall, a Manhattan public high school.

1947

Monroe County: Mr. Strouse earned a bachelor’s degree in composition from the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York, in 1947.

1985

Mayor
Mr. Strouse wrote the lyrics and the music for the musical “Mayor.”

2008

Put on a Happy Face: A Broadway Memoir
Union Square Press
1402758898 / 978-1402758898
Memoir.

2025

New York County: Charles Strouse died at his home in Manhattan, New York, on May 15, 2025.

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