Bill Francoeur
Bill Francoeur (November 18, 1948 – February 2, 2015) was a musical theatre composer and actor, who produced over 75 musicals for the amateur theatre market in a career spanning over 25 years. Children who sing on Francoeur's CDs include Brooke Mercer, Kelsie Mercer, Kate Lewis, Victoria Olona and Jessica Olona. Career. Francoeur was a junior and senior high school teacher for ten years before turning to playwriting. His work includes the music and lyrics for the musical "The Ghost & Mrs. Muir" (2005), co-written with longtime collaborator Scott DeTurk, with a book by James Mellon. With DeTurk , Francoeur also created the musical "Western Star", with book by Dale Wasserman, garnering California's Elly Award for Best Original Work (1993). In 2002, his children's musical, "Oz!", was produced Off-Broadway. Francoeur began to collaborate with playwright Tim Kelly in the mid-1980s, with whom he created "Oz!" and numerous other works. Bill Francoeur died February 2, 2015 in Colorado. He had four children.