Lawrence Holofcener (or Larry Holofcener) was an American-British
sculptor, poet, lyricist, playwright, novelist, actor and director. He
held British and American dual citizenship.He died in March 2017 at
the age of 91.Holofcener was born in Baltimore, Maryland, the son of
Edward A. and Lillian S. (Stulman) Holofcener. He attended University
of Maryland and the University of Wisconsinâ€"Madison where he met and
performed with Jerry Bock. They went on to write songs for Big as Life
and Your Show of Shows, starring Sid Caesar, Imogene Coca and Carl
Reiner. They wrote the Broadway stage scores for Mr. Wonderful and
Catch a Star. He joined ASCAP in 1956, his other popular-song
compositions include "Without You I'm Nothing", "Raining, It's
Raining", "Too Close for Comfort" and "The Story of Alice" which was
recorded by the Chad Mitchell Trio. His play Before You Go began on
Broadway and has been produced in regional theaters in the United
Kingdom, Paris, Sweden, and Mexico City. His musical play I Don't Live
There Anymore, written with composer Gerard Kenny, received its
American premiere at the 1993 Spoleto Festival USA in Charleston,
South Carolina.His acting career began in a nightclub revue in New
York at the Upstairs at the Downstairs. His first theater job was in
Stop the World â€" I Want to Get Off on Broadway. Next, in 1964, he
played Cornelius in Hello, Dolly!, first with Carol Channing, then
Ginger Rogers. He appeared in the 1981 TV Movie Thin Ice (starring
Kate Jackson), as well as Walking and Talking, written and directed by
his daughter, Nicole Holofcener.
sculptor, poet, lyricist, playwright, novelist, actor and director. He
held British and American dual citizenship.He died in March 2017 at
the age of 91.Holofcener was born in Baltimore, Maryland, the son of
Edward A. and Lillian S. (Stulman) Holofcener. He attended University
of Maryland and the University of Wisconsinâ€"Madison where he met and
performed with Jerry Bock. They went on to write songs for Big as Life
and Your Show of Shows, starring Sid Caesar, Imogene Coca and Carl
Reiner. They wrote the Broadway stage scores for Mr. Wonderful and
Catch a Star. He joined ASCAP in 1956, his other popular-song
compositions include "Without You I'm Nothing", "Raining, It's
Raining", "Too Close for Comfort" and "The Story of Alice" which was
recorded by the Chad Mitchell Trio. His play Before You Go began on
Broadway and has been produced in regional theaters in the United
Kingdom, Paris, Sweden, and Mexico City. His musical play I Don't Live
There Anymore, written with composer Gerard Kenny, received its
American premiere at the 1993 Spoleto Festival USA in Charleston,
South Carolina.His acting career began in a nightclub revue in New
York at the Upstairs at the Downstairs. His first theater job was in
Stop the World â€" I Want to Get Off on Broadway. Next, in 1964, he
played Cornelius in Hello, Dolly!, first with Carol Channing, then
Ginger Rogers. He appeared in the 1981 TV Movie Thin Ice (starring
Kate Jackson), as well as Walking and Talking, written and directed by
his daughter, Nicole Holofcener.
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