death_date death_place birth_place name background birth_date article_title birth_name occupation
13 march 1970 sayville , new york , united states reedley , california , united states rick besoyan solo_singer 2 july 1924 rick besoyan
 richard besoyan singer , director , composer , songwriter , playwright
rick besoyan

richard besoyan -lrb- july 2 , 1924 -- march 13 , 1970 -rrb- was a singer , actor , playwright , composer and director especially of operetta and musicals .
he is best remembered for writing the successful satirical musical `` little mary sunshine '' .
