What is John Kander?
[[File:John Kandor 1998.jpg|thumb|210px|Kander in 1998]] '''John Harold Kander''' (born March 18, 1927) is an [[Americans|American]] [[composer]]. He is best known for his [[Songwriter|songwriting]] partnership with [[Fred Ebb]], also known as [[Kander and Ebb]]. His most [[famous]] [[musical]]s are ''[[Cabaret (musical)|Cabaret]]'' and ''[[Chicago (musical)|Chicago]]''. Kander has won three [[Tony Awards]], two [[Grammy Awards]] and two [[Emmy Awards]]. He has helped make the music for the [[movie]]s ''[[Cabaret (1972 movie)|Cabaret]]'', ''[[New York, New York (1977 movie)|New York, New York]]'', ''[[Kramer vs. Kramer]]'', ''[[Places in the Heart]]'', ''[[Billy Bathgate (movie)|Billy Bathgate]]'' and ''[[Chicago (2002 movie)|Chicago]]''. Kander was born in [[Kansas City, Missouri|Kansas City]], [[Missouri]]. He is from a [[Jewish]] family. He is [[openly gay]]. In 2010, he married his partner since 1977, Albert Stephenson.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.timteeman.com/2012/10/16/john-kander-life-is-still-a-cabaret/|title=John Kander: Life is still a cabaret|date=October 16, 2012|access-date=April 20, 2019|work=[[The Times]]|author=Teeman, Tim}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} ==Other websites== * {{IMDb name|437218}} * {{IBDB name}} * {{iobdb name}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Kander, John}} [[Category:1927 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:American composers]] [[Category:American songwriters]] [[Category:Columbia University alumni]] [[Category:American Emmy Award winners]] [[Category:Gay men]] [[Category:American Grammy Award winners]] [[Category:Jewish American LGBT people]] [[Category:Jewish American musicians]] [[Category:Kennedy Center honorees]] [[Category:LGBT composers]] [[Category:Musicians from Kansas City, Missouri]] [[Category:Writers from Kansas City, Missouri]] [[Category:Tony Award winners]] {{US-bio-stub}}