Biography

Sherman Edwards was born on April 3, 1919 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a writer and composer, known for American Graffiti (1973), 1776 (1972) and Daddy's Home 2 (2017). He was married to Ingrid Secretan. He died on March 30, 1981 in Manhattan, New York, USA.

A former history teacher who had majored in the subject at NYU and Cornell, he developed his musical "1776" from his love for the men involved in the story and the period in which they lived. For the 1969 musical, he received a New York Drama Critics' Award and two Tony Awards.

Won Broadway's 1969 Tony Award for music and lyrics of Best Musical winner "1776."

Peter Stone and his musical, "1776," at the Marriott Theatre in Chicago, Illinois was nominated for a 2002 Equity Joseph Jefferson Award for Musical Production.

Composer and songwriter ("Wonderful, Wonderful", "Dungaree Doll", "See You in September"), he joined ASCAP in 1953 and collaborated musically with Hal David. His other popular-song compositions include "Broken-Hearted Melody", "Wind, Sand and Stars", "Johnny Get Angry" and "I Am".