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Joe Darion

American dramatist

Joe Darion (30 January 1911, 16 June 2001) was an American musical theatre lyricist, most famous for Man of La Mancha, which is considered, by some critics, as a precursor to 1980s sung-through musicals such as Les Miserables.

Darion was born in New York City and died at age 90 in Lebanon, New Hampshire.

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