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| Plot Summary of Stephen Sondheim: A Life |
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" Stephen Sondheim was raised on the Upper West Side of New York in a prosperous family. He was taught to play the piano by he father. After his parent's divorce he was sent away to military schools and felt abandoned. When he became acquainted with the family of Oscar Hammerstein, it was as though he found a second father and he determined to follow in his footsteps. After a stint with Hollywood, Sondheim was able to get a foothold in the theatre when he got his first success collaborating with Leonard Bernstein on the lyrics for West Side Story. His first solo production on Broadway was the very successful, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum. The book also discusses the composer's homosexuality. "
Jack Goodstein, Resident Scholar
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Plot
job/profession:
- musician
Job/profession/poverty story
Yes
Taboo Sex Story?
Yes
Kind of sex:
- gay guy
Period of greatest activity?
- 1950+
Subject of Biography
Gender
- Male
Profession/status:
- artist
Biography of famous person?
Yes
Ethnicity
- White
Nationality
- American (!)
How sensitive is this person?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other people
Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings?
- 3 ()
United States
Yes
Style
Person
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
Book makes you feel?
- encouraged
Writer's slant towards subject:
- favorable
Story of entire life, or part?
- story of nearly entire life
If this is a kid's book:
- Age 16-Adult
Pictures/Illustrations?
- A ton 16-20 B&W
How much dialogue in bio?
- little dialog
How much of bio focuses on most famous period of life?
- 26-50% of book
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