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Clark Gesner (born March 27, 1938, in Augusta, Maine, died July 23, 2002, in downtown New York City)〔(Clark Gesner ) at the Internet Movie Database〕 was an American composer, songwriter, author, and actor. He is probably best known for composing ''You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown'', a musical adaptation of the Charles M. Schulz comic strip ''Peanuts''.〔Peter, Thomas. ("Top 10 Lists Announced for Most-Performed Plays and Musicals in High Schools" ). ''Playbill''.〕 None of his other musicals (most notably ''The Utter Glory of Morrissey Hall'' in 1979) had been able to match the success of ''...Charlie Brown'', though he had small success in regional productions (mostly ''Animal Fair'' in 1990).〔 Gesner's song "Happiness" became a hit standard in the 1960s, being recorded by various artists.〔 The latter was also recorded in a smooth jazz version by David Benoit in May 2000, shortly after Charles M. Schulz' death, on an album entitled Here's To You, Charlie Brown: 50 Great Years!.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/happiness/id401630?i=401626&ign-mpt=uo%3D4 )〕 The album made it to #2 on the Top Jazz Albums chart.〔David Benoit. - Charts & Awards: (Billboard Albums ). - Allmusic. - Retrieved: 2008-07-20〕 == Early life == Born and raised in Augusta, Maine, and later moving to Brooklyn, New York,〔 Gesner was born to H. Mortimer Gesner Jr., and Eleanor Clark Gesner.〔(Princeton University Library | Clark Gesner Biography )〕 He attended high school in Plainfield, New Jersey where he wrote and performed in theatre productions. Gesner attended Princeton University and was a member of the Triangle Club, the university's theatre group. There, he began writing and producing original musical comedies.〔Los Angeles Times - Obituaries - (Clark Gesner, 64; Wrote 'Charlie Brown' Musical )〕 Following his graduation from Princeton, Gesner kept close ties to his alma mater, serving as a member of the graduate board of the Triangle Club, and regularly patronizing performances by other groups on the Princeton campus, such as the Princeton University Players and Theatre Intime.〔(CLARK GESNER ) - barntheater.porterville.com〕 Drafted into the United States Army in 1961, Gesner spent his two-year military career at Governor's Island and in Manhattan selling theater tickets at the USO in Times Square, where he regularly attended Broadway theatre productions.〔 He subsequently joined ASCAP in 1962.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Clark Gesner」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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