About

Known credits:
35
Birthday:
1928-04-08
Place of birth:
Manhattan, New York, USA
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Fred Ebb

Overview

Fred Ebb was an Emmy, Grammy and Tony winning American musical theatre lyricist and bookwriter. In 1962 he teamed with John Kander to write Flora the Red Menace, produced by Hal Prince and directed by George Abbott, in which Liza Minnelli made her Broadway debut. The Kander and Ebb team frequently wrote for such performers as Minnelli and Chita Rivera. Their Broadway musicals Cabaret and Chicago have both been made into highly successful, Oscar winning films. Kander and Ebb also wrote the original songs for Funny Lady (1975) and secured their first Oscar nomination for the song "How Lucky Can You Get" from that film. The film New York, New York (1977) also had a score of original songs by Kander & Ebb which yielded two classic songs, the hugely popular title song and "But The World Goes 'Round". On television, Ebb produced Minnelli's Emmy-winning television special "Liza with a Z" in 1973. Ebb and Kander also provided specialty material for Frank Sinatra, Shirley MacLaine, Rivera and many other stars.

Kander and Ebb's stage Musicals include Flora the Red Menace (1965) Cabaret (1966) The Happy Time (1968) Zorba (1968) 70 Girls 70 (1971) Chicago (1972) The Act (1978) Woman of the Year (1981) The Rink (1984) And The World Goes 'Round (1991) Kiss of the Spider Woman (1992) Steel Pier (1997) The Skin Of Our Teeth (1999) and The Visit (2001).

Known for

Acting
2021 Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age Actor Self N/A
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2007 Words and Music by Jerry Herman Actor Self N/A
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2004 AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies Actor Self 58
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2003 Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There Actor Self 59
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1997 The Music of Kander & Ebb: Razzle Dazzle Actor Self N/A
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1995 Live from Broadway: Hello, Dolly! Actor N/A
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1986 Liza in London Actor Self N/A
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1980 An Evening with Liza Minnelli Actor Himself N/A
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Writing
2025 Kiss of the Spider Woman Writing Musical N/A
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2021 Mashup Writing Original Story N/A
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2020 Chita: A Legendary Celebration Writing Lyricist N/A
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2020 Curtains Writing Lyricist N/A
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2020 Curtains Writing Musical N/A
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2015 First You Dream: The Music of Kander & Ebb Writing Lyricist 59
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2002 Chicago Writing Book 69
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2002 Chicago Writing Lyricist 69
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1993 Cabaret Writing Writer 59
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1993 Cabaret Writing Musical 59
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1986 Liza in London Writing Writer N/A
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1980 Baryshnikov on Broadway Writing Writer N/A
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1980 Baryshnikov on Broadway Writing Lyricist N/A
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1980 An Evening with Liza Minnelli Writing Writer N/A
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1980 Goldie and Liza Together Writing Lyricist N/A
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1980 Goldie and Liza Together Writing Writer N/A
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1977 New York, New York Writing Writer 62
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1977 New York, New York Writing Lyricist 62
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1976 A Matter of Time Writing Lyricist 58
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1976 Shirley MacLaine: Gypsy in My Soul Writing Writer N/A
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1975 Funny Lady Writing Lyricist 58
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1972 Liza with a Z Writing Lyricist 59
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1972 Liza with a Z Writing Writer 59
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1972 Cabaret Writing Lyricist 68
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1972 Cabaret Writing Writer 68
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Production
1980 An Evening with Liza Minnelli Production Producer N/A
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1976 Shirley MacLaine: Gypsy in My Soul Production Producer N/A
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