Roger O. Hirson, an acclaimed writer of stage and screen whose major Broadway success was as book writer of the hit musical Pippin, died on May 27 at home in New York City, according to The New York Times. He was 93. Hirson was born in New York City on May 5, 1926. After serving in the army, he earned a bachelor's degree in English from Yale University. He made his Broadway debut writing the libretto to the mus…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:36PM on May 30, 2019