John La Touche

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human librettist lyricist

John La Touche was an American lyricist and librettist known for his sophisticated, often witty contributions to mid-20th-century musical theater and opera.

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John La Touche canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human ⓘ
librettist ⓘ
lyricist ⓘ
activeInPeriod mid-20th century ⓘ
causeOfDeath heart attack ⓘ
collaboratedWith Duke Ellington NERFINISHED ⓘ
Jerome Moross NERFINISHED ⓘ
Kurt Weill NERFINISHED ⓘ
Leonard Bernstein NERFINISHED ⓘ
Vernon Duke NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1914-11-13 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1956-08-07 ⓘ
familyName La Touche NERFINISHED ⓘ
fieldOfWork American popular song ⓘ
musical theatre ⓘ
opera ⓘ
genre musical theatre ⓘ
opera ⓘ
popular music ⓘ
givenName John NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasInfluenced American musical theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ
American opera ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
notableSong Ballad for Americans NERFINISHED ⓘ
Taking a Chance on Love NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableWork Ballad for Americans NERFINISHED ⓘ
Cabin in the Sky NERFINISHED ⓘ
Candide NERFINISHED ⓘ
Taking a Chance on Love NERFINISHED ⓘ
The Golden Apple NERFINISHED ⓘ
occupation librettist ⓘ
lyricist ⓘ
poet ⓘ
songwriter ⓘ
partOf Broadway musical theatre tradition ⓘ
placeOfBirth Richmond, Virginia, United States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ
placeOfDeath Calais, Vermont, United States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ
residence New York City ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ
style sophisticated wordplay ⓘ
witty lyrics ⓘ
wroteLibrettoFor Ballad for Americans NERFINISHED ⓘ
Cabin in the Sky NERFINISHED ⓘ
The Golden Apple NERFINISHED ⓘ
wroteLyricsFor Ballad for Americans NERFINISHED ⓘ
Cabin in the Sky NERFINISHED ⓘ
Candide NERFINISHED ⓘ
Taking a Chance on Love NERFINISHED ⓘ
The Golden Apple NERFINISHED ⓘ

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Candide (operetta by Leonard Bernstein) → lyricist → John La Touche ⓘ
subject surface form: Candide
Vernon Duke → collaboratedWith → John La Touche ⓘ