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John Kander
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Biography

Age 99
GenderMaleBorn18/03/1927 (99)Born inKansas City, Missouri, USAWikidataQ1685876 ↗TMDb#66780 ↗

American composer best known for his Broadway collaborations with lyricist Fred Ebb, Kander wrote the scores for Cabaret and Chicago — two of the most performed musicals in theatre history — as well as the title song for New York, New York. Across 3 tracked productions, 1,574 of his 2,242 co-stars are still alive and 451 have passed away.

Filmography13 titles

YearTitleCharacterAge at
release
2025Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True StoryMovieSelf98
2021Broadway: Beyond the Golden AgeMovieSelf94
2018Every Act of LifeMovieSelf91
2018Harold Prince: The Director's LifeMovie—91
2015The Late Show with Stephen ColbertSeries—88
2004AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the MoviesMovieSelf77
1997The Music of Kander & Ebb: Razzle DazzleMovieSelf70
1995Live from Broadway: Hello, Dolly!Movie—68
1978The Kennedy Center HonorsSeriesSelf51
1974Dinah!SeriesSelf47
1971Great PerformancesSeriesSelf44
1956Tony AwardsSeriesSelf - Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement Recipient29
0The Songwriters: An Evening with John Kander and Fred EbbMovieSelf—