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Gerome Ragni (born Jerome Bernard Ragni; September 11, 1935 – July 10, 1991) was an American actor, singer, and songwriter, best known as one of the stars and co-writers of the 1967 musical Hair: The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical. [1]
Jul 13, 1991 · Gerome Ragni, co-author of "Hair," the hit musical that for millions around the world became a theatrical summing-up of the rebellious youth culture of the 1960's, died Wednesday in New...
Hair: The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical is a rock musical with a book and lyrics by Gerome Ragni and James Rado and music by Galt MacDermot. The work reflects the creators' observations of the hippie counterculture and sexual revolution of the late 1960s, and several of its songs became anthems of the anti-Vietnam War peace movement.
Gerome Ragni was born on 11 September 1935 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. He was an actor and composer, known for Hair (1979), Forrest Gump (1994) and Zodiac (2007). He was married to Stephanie. He died on 10 July 1991 in New York City, New York, USA.
A 1969 interview with James Rado and Gerome Ragni, the co-writers of "Hair: The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical."Source: Unknown.
Gerome Ragni was born on September 11, 1935 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. He was an actor and composer, known for Hair (1979), Forrest Gump (1994) and Zodiac (2007). He was married to Stephanie. He died on July 10, 1991 in New York City, New York, USA.
HAIR was created as an original idea by Gerome Ragni (Jerry) and, myself, James Rado (Jim). We collaborated on the story, text, characters, dialogue and lyrics beginning in late 1964, continuing over the years 1965, 1966 and 1967.
