in June 2018. Harnick was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1972 and received its highest honor, the Johnny Mercer Award, in 1990. References External links Sheldon Harnick Papers at the Wisconsin Center for Film and Theater Research Songwriter Hall of Fame biography TonyAwards.com Interview with Sheldon Harnick William Inge Theater Festival website 1924 births American Ashkenazi Jews Living people Jewish American songwriters Bienen School of Music alumni Grammy Award winners Pulitzer Prize for Drama winners Special Tony Award recipients Tony Award winners Writers from Chicago Musicians from Chicago American musical theatre lyricists Broadway composers and lyricists American opera librettists Songwriters from Illinois Carl Schurz High School alumni United States Army personnel of World War II 21st-century American Jews