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1 August 1924 – 20 September 1987

**Michael Stewart** was a prominent Broadway playwright and librettist.<p></p> Born Michael Stuart Rubin in New York, Stewart attended Queens College before earning a Master of Fine Arts degree in 1953 from the Yale School of Drama.<p></p> His early work was writing sketches for the revues *The Shoestring Revue* (1955), *The Littlest Revue* (1957), and *Shoestring '57*. He then joined the staff writers of Sid Caesar's television program, *Caesar's Hour*.<p></p> Stewart's sister was writer [Francine Pascal][1]; his brother-in-law, writer [John Pascal][2].<p></p> **Major Works, Awards, and Nominations** <ul><li><i>Bye Bye Birdie</i> (1960) - musical - bookwriter - Tony Award for…