title: Michael Carr (composer)
Jerry Seelen
Shaukat Pardesi
Otto Harbach
Jerry Ross (composer)
Dave Frishberg
Martin Charnin
The Fantasticks (film)
Herb Bermann
Tom Jones (writer)
sentences: Michael Carr (11 March 1905 – 16 September 1968), real name Maurice Alfred Cohen, was a British popular music composer and lyricist born in Leeds.
 He is best remembered for the song "South of the Border (Down Mexico Way)", written with Jimmy Kennedy for the 1939 film of the same name.
Jerry Seelen, whose real name is Jerome Seelen, was an American screenwriter and lyricist born March 11, 1912 in New York City (New York) and died September 12, 1981 in San Diego (California).
Sheikh Mohammed Irfan better known as Shaukat Pardesi (Urdu: شوکت پردیسی ,born in April 1924- October 1995) was a poet, editor and lyricist born in Malaysia.
 Although his father Sheikh Sahib Ali hailed from a small village, Maroofpur in Jaunpur district of India but he migrated to Malaysia and lived there for a long period of time.
 During 1950's he was associated with Urdu Daily Inquilab, acted as the Editor of Film Times Weekly magazine.
 He published as well as edited an acclaimed monthly Urdu magazine entitled "Munna" for children who were supported through the writings of eminent writers like Niaz Fatehpuri, Ale Ahmad Suroor, Faiz Ahmed Faiz, etc.
 His ghazals and nazms were not merely restricted to journals but have also been recorded by HMV in the melodious voices of various famous singers of his time viz.
 Talat Mahmood, Manna Dey, C. H. Atma, Anup Jalota, Dilraj Kaur, Shailendra Singh, Shyam Lala and others.
Otto Abels Harbach, born Otto Abels Hauerbach (August 18, 1873 – January 24, 1963) was an American lyricist and librettist of about 50 musical comedies.
 He was Oscar Hammerstein II's mentor and believed that librettists should integrate songs into the plot.
 He is considered one of the first great lyricists, and helped raise the status of the lyricist in an age concerned more with music, costumes, and stars.
 Some of his more famous lyrics are for "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes", "Indian Love Call" and "Cuddle up a Little Closer, Lovey Mine".
Jerry Ross (born Jerold Rosenberg; March 9, 1926 – November 11, 1955) was an American lyricist and composer whose works with Richard Adler for the musical theater include "The Pajama Game" and "Damn Yankees", winners of Tony Awards in 1955 and 1956, respectively, in both the "Best Musical" and "Best Composer and Lyricist" categories.
Dave Frishberg (born March 23, 1933) is an American jazz pianist, vocalist, composer, and lyricist born in Saint Paul, Minnesota.
 His songs have been performed by Blossom Dearie, Rosemary Clooney, Shirley Horn, Anita O'Day, Michael Feinstein, Irene Kral, Diana Krall, Stacey Kent, John Pizzarelli, and Mel Tormé.
Martin Charnin (born November 24, 1934) is an American lyricist, writer, and theatre director.
 Charnin's best-known work is as conceiver, director and lyricist of the musical "Annie".
The Fantasticks is a 1995 musical film directed by Michael Ritchie.
 The screenplay by Tom Jones and Harvey Schmidt is based on their record-breaking off-Broadway production of the same name, which ran for 17,162 performances (and was subsequently revived off-Broadway).
Herb Bermann is an American lyricist, screenwriter, and actor.
 He is best known for co-writing the 1967 debut album "Safe as Milk" for Captain Beefheart and His Magic Band.
 A screenplay he co-wrote with Dean Stockwell became the inspiration for Neil Young's 1970 album "After the Gold Rush".
 A book featuring his known and previously unpublished lyrics, "The Mystery Man from the Magic Band", was published in 2015 by Brass Tacks Press.
Tom Jones (born 1928, in Littlefield, Texas), is an American lyricist (and often librettist) of musical theatre.

Question: Question: What American lyricist born in 1928 co-wrote the screenplay for the musical film The Fantastics? 

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 Michael Carr (11 March 1905 – 16 September 1968), real name Maurice Alfred Cohen, was a British popular music composer and lyricist born in Leeds.
 He is best remembered for the song "South of the Border (Down Mexico Way)", written with Jimmy Kennedy for the 1939 film of the same name. 

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 Jerry Seelen, whose real name is Jerome Seelen, was an American screenwriter and lyricist born March 11, 1912 in New York City (New York) and died September 12, 1981 in San Diego (California). 

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 Sheikh Mohammed Irfan better known as Shaukat Pardesi (Urdu: شوکت پردیسی ,born in April 1924- October 1995) was a poet, editor and lyricist born in Malaysia.
 Although his father Sheikh Sahib Ali hailed from a small village, Maroofpur in Jaunpur district of India but he migrated to Malaysia and lived there for a long period of time.
 During 1950's he was associated with Urdu Daily Inquilab, acted as the Editor of Film Times Weekly magazine.
 He published as well as edited an acclaimed monthly Urdu magazine entitled "Munna" for children who were supported through the writings of eminent writers like Niaz Fatehpuri, Ale Ahmad Suroor, Faiz Ahmed Faiz, etc.
 His ghazals and nazms were not merely restricted to journals but have also been recorded by HMV in the melodious voices of various famous singers of his time viz.
 Talat Mahmood, Manna Dey, C. H. Atma, Anup Jalota, Dilraj Kaur, Shailendra Singh, Shyam Lala and others. 

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 Otto Abels Harbach, born Otto Abels Hauerbach (August 18, 1873 – January 24, 1963) was an American lyricist and librettist of about 50 musical comedies.
 He was Oscar Hammerstein II's mentor and believed that librettists should integrate songs into the plot.
 He is considered one of the first great lyricists, and helped raise the status of the lyricist in an age concerned more with music, costumes, and stars.
 Some of his more famous lyrics are for "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes", "Indian Love Call" and "Cuddle up a Little Closer, Lovey Mine". 

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 Dave Frishberg (born March 23, 1933) is an American jazz pianist, vocalist, composer, and lyricist born in Saint Paul, Minnesota.
 His songs have been performed by Blossom Dearie, Rosemary Clooney, Shirley Horn, Anita O'Day, Michael Feinstein, Irene Kral, Diana Krall, Stacey Kent, John Pizzarelli, and Mel Tormé. 

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 Martin Charnin (born November 24, 1934) is an American lyricist, writer, and theatre director.
 Charnin's best-known work is as conceiver, director and lyricist of the musical "Annie". 

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 The Fantasticks is a 1995 musical film directed by Michael Ritchie.
 The screenplay by Tom Jones and Harvey Schmidt is based on their record-breaking off-Broadway production of the same name, which ran for 17,162 performances (and was subsequently revived off-Broadway). 

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 Tom Jones (born 1928, in Littlefield, Texas), is an American lyricist (and often librettist) of musical theatre. 

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Answer: Tom Jones