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Richard Adler

real name Richard M. Adler

musical composer/lyricist

United States · 1921-08-03 – 2012-06-21

Richard Adler is credited on 3,734 releases across 1,079 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1950–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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3,734

Credits

1,079

Albums

8

Decades active

197

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American lyricist, composer and producer of several Broadway shows.
Born August 3, 1921 in New York City, New York, USA.
Died June 21, 2012 in Southampton, New York, USA.
Married to English-American actress Sally Ann Howes (1958 -1966).
Father of composer. Nephew of pianist. Nephew of the famous Santly family, Lester Santly, Joseph H. Santly, and, all great songwriters as well.
Collaborated often with Jerry Ross. Collaborated with Patrick Adams in the disco project Sine
Inducted into Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1984.

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Credited work

3,734 releases · 1,079 albums · active 1950–2025

  • Performance · 3,891
  • Other credits · 129
  • Production · 21

Studios: Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey · Clinton Recording Studio · Sony Music Studios, New York City · JEN Productions, Inc.

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