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Ted Berger (1940-2026) Arts activist, librettist, lyricist. Ted Berger was born in Providence, Rhode Island, and died in Manhattan, New York.

Full Name

Theodore Sheldon Berger

Locations

New York

Author's Timeline

1940

Birth

Theodore Sheldon Berger was born in Providence, Rhode Island, on July 9, 1940.

1964

Literary Work

New York County
Shoemakers’ Holiday
Musical
Mr. Berger was the librettist and lyricist of “Shoemakers’ Holiday” which opened at Barnard College and was produced Off Broadway in 1967.

1965

Other Life Event

New York County: Mr. Berger received a master’s degree in English and comparative literature from Columbia University in 1965.

1973-2006

Other Life Event

Mr. Berger was a member of the New York Foundation for the Arts and was its executive director from 1980 until 2006.

2026

Death

New York County: Ted Berger died in a hospital in Manhattan, New York, on January 29, 2026.

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