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'Chicago,' 'Cabaret' Lyricist Fred Ebb Dies

Fred Ebb, left, and John Kander at the piano, in 2002.
Jeff Lunden, NPR

Fred Ebb, left, and John Kander at the piano, in 2002.

Fred Ebb, the lyricist behind such classic Broadway musicals as Chicago, Cabaret and New York, New York, died of a heart attack Saturday at his home in New York. Ebb was said to be "sweetly vague" about his age, but was believed to be 76.

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