of LIFE Magazine and who is now a psychotherapist practicing as Elisa Stein. He was a member of the Dramatists Guild Council from 1975 until his death. Joseph Stein died in 2010, aged 98, from complications of a fall. His son Harry Stein, unlike his father, is a political conservative and a writer known for his satirical political commentary. He had two other sons, Daniel and Josh, from his first marriage to Sadie Singer Stein, who died in 1974. He also had a stepdaughter, Jenny Lyn Bader, and a stepson, John M. Bader, from his marriage to Elisa Loti. Honors In January 2008, Joseph Stein was inducted into the Theater Hall of Fame. He was honored by The Dramatists Guild of America with a Lifetime Achievement Award in 2008 and by the York Theatre with the Oscar Hammerstein Award for Lifetime Achievement in Musical Theatre in 2007. Joseph Stein was awarded the prestigious York Theatre Company's Oscar Hammerstein Award for Lifetime Achievement in Theatre in 2007 Other organizations to honor Mr. Stein include Writers and Artists for Peace in the Middle East, which gave him a Distinguished Achievement Award; the Walnut Street Theatre, which gave him the Edwin Forrest Award for outstanding contributions to the theatre in 2001; the Alumni Association of City College, which awarded him the Townshend Harris Medal in 2004; and Encompass New Opera Theatre, which honored him with a Lifetime Achievement Award in 2009. Awards and nominations Awards 1965 Tony Award for Best Musical – Fiddler on the Roof 1965 Tony Award for Best Author of a Musical – Fiddler on the Roof 1965 New York Drama Critics Circle Award for Best Musical – Fiddler on the Roof Nominations 1960 Tony Award for Best Musical – Take Me Along 1969 New York Drama Critics Circle Award for Best Musical – Zorba 1969 Tony Award for Best Musical – Zorba 1971 Writers Guild of America Screen Writers' Annual Award for Best Comedy Adapted from Another Medium – Fiddler on the Roof 1987 Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical – Rags References External links Joseph Stein Papers at the Wisconsin Center for Film and Theater Research Joseph Stein papers, 1955-1993, held by the Billy Rose Theatre Division, New York Public Library for the Performing Arts The Round Barn Theatre at Amish Acres April 1966 Working in the Theatre Seminar video at American Theatre Wing.org Biography at