Les Misérables' Tony-Winning Lyricist Herbert Kretzmer Dies at 95
Herbert Kretzmer, who won a 1987 Tony Award for penning the lyrics to the musical Les Misérables, has died at the age of 95. The New York Times reports that his agent Marc Berlin confirmed Kretzmer passed away on October 14 at his home in London. Born on October 5, 1925 in Kroonstad, South Africa, Kretzmer was first a journalist, writing first for the Johannesburg Sunday Express. He then relocated to London in 1954…