What is Jonathan Larson?
{{Infobox writer | name = Jonathan Larson | image = | birth_name = Jonathan David Larson | birth_date = {{birth date|mf=y|1960|02|04}} | birth_place = [[White Plains, New York]], U.S. | death_date = {{death date and age|mf=yes|1996|01|25|1960|02|04}} | death_place = [[New York City]], New York, U.S. | occupation = {{hlist | Composer|lyricist|playwright}} | alma_mater = [[Adelphi University]] | notableworks = {{ubl|[[Rent (musical)|''Rent'']] (1996)|''[[Tick, Tick... Boom!]]'' (1991)}} | awards = {{unbulleted list | [[Pulitzer Prize for Drama]] (1996) for ''Rent''| [[Tony Award for Best Musical]] (1996) for ''Rent'' | [[Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical]] (1996) for ''Rent'' | [[Tony Award for Best Original Score]] (1996) for ''Rent'' | [[Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Musical]] (1996) for ''Rent'' | [[Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Book of a Musical]] (1996) for ''Rent'' | [[Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Lyrics]] (1996) for ''Rent''}} | period = 1982–1996 }} '''Jonathan David Larson''' (February 4, 1960 – January 25, 1996) was an American composer, lyricist, and playwright. Most of his works talked about [[homosexuality]] and [[homophobia]]. His best known works were ''[[Rent (musical)|Rent]]'' and ''[[Tick, Tick... Boom!]]'' He won three [[posthumous]] [[Tony Awards]] and a posthumous [[Pulitzer Prize for Drama]] for ''Rent''. Larson died on January 25, 1996 in [[New York City]] from an [[aortic dissection]] at the age of 35.<ref>{{cite news|author=Van Gelder|first=Lawrence|date=December 13, 1996|title=On the Eve of a New Life, an Untimely Death|work=The New York Times|url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C07E0DC143EF930A25751C1A960958260|access-date=July 17, 2008}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Larson, Jonathan}} [[Category:1960 births]] [[Category:1996 deaths]] [[Category:Deaths from aortic dissection]] [[Category:American playwrights]] [[Category:American composers]] [[Catego