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At 90, 'Fiddler' Lyricist Tells His Story

Fresh Air
Published December 29, 2014 at 1:56 PM EST

"Any successful lyricist has to be part playwright and has to be able to put himself into the minds and the hearts and the souls of the characters," Sheldon Harnick tells Fresh Air's Terry Gross.

Originally broadcast April 30.

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