Sheldon Harnick, Tony-winning Fiddler on the Roof lyricist, dies at 99
The award-winning lyricist, known for his longtime partnership with composer Jerry Bock, died of natural causes The Tony and Grammy award-winning lyricist Sheldon Harnick, who with composer Jerry Bock made up one of the premier musical-theater songwriting duos of the 1950s and 1960s with shows such as Fiddler on the Roof, Fiorello! and The Apple Tree, has died. He was 99. Harnick died in his sleep on Friday in New Yo…