# Theatre composer Jerry Harman dead at 85

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theatre-composer-jerry-harman-dead-at-85/845450>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Tags:** celebrity-death\
**Created:** [December 27, 2019, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theatre-composer-jerry-harman-dead-at-85/845450 "2019-12-27T14:13:29Z")\
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**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\
**Post date:** [December 27, 2019, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theatre-composer-jerry-harman-dead-at-85/845450/1 "2019-12-27T14:13:29Z")

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[Playbill link](http://www.playbill.com/article/jerry-herman-composer-of-tuneful-broadway-hits-dies-at-88)

The composer of Mame, Hello Dolly and La Cage aux Folles. Truly a great!

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**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\
**Post date:** [December 27, 2019, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theatre-composer-jerry-harman-dead-at-85/845450/2 "2019-12-27T15:24:33Z")

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I think you mean 88, not 85.

And Herman not Harman.

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**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\
**Post date:** [December 27, 2019, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theatre-composer-jerry-harman-dead-at-85/845450/3 "2019-12-27T15:25:38Z")

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nm duplicate post

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**Author:** ![Hermione](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/cdc98d/32.png) [@Hermione](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hermione)\
**Post date:** [December 27, 2019, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theatre-composer-jerry-harman-dead-at-85/845450/4 "2019-12-27T15:45:21Z")

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_So hold this moment fast,  
And live and love as hard as you know how,  
And make this moment last,  
Because the best of times is now…is now…is now!_

(from La Cage Aux Folles)

I think even now, Jerry would encourage us to stick with that advice. RIP to a legend.

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**Author:** ![Hermione](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/cdc98d/32.png) [@Hermione](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hermione)\
**Post date:** [December 27, 2019, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theatre-composer-jerry-harman-dead-at-85/845450/5 "2019-12-27T15:46:23Z")

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Drat; double post.

(But he’d encourage us to follow [THIS advice as well.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0Ru_iaxf3Q))