Biography

Joe Darion

Gender
Male
Nationality
American
Born
1/17/1917
Died
6/6/2001
Show Categories
Musical
Genres
Romance

Joe Darion is the lyricist for the 1965 musical Man of La Mancha, winner of the 1966 Tony Award for Best Original Score, with composer Mitch Leigh. He also wrote the lyrics and book for Shinbone Alley, and he wrote the lyrics for the Tony-award winning Broadway musical IIlya Darling, which won the 1968 Tony Award for Best Original Score, making it the second musical he won in that category.. Joe Darion served in the Navy during World War II. Besides musicals, Darion also wrote lyrics for pop songs and partnered with composer Ezra Laderman, Darion wrote lyrics for the operas Galieo and David Wept. Darion was working on a final show called Oswego, but passed away before he could finish it.

Known For

Man of La Mancha logo

Musical

Man of La Mancha, based on Cervantes’ epic 17th-century novel, Don Quixote, is a remarkable, poignan...