Zadan, Craig

found: IMDb, Aug. 3, 2012:(Craig Zadan; producer; misc. crew; b. April 15, 1949, in Miami, Florida, USA)

found: Wikipedia, Aug. 3, 2012:(Craig Zadan; an American executive producer, director, and writer; b. April 15, 1949, in Miami, FL; is one half of the production team Storyline Entertainment with partner Neil Meron; moved with his family from Florida to New York City at age 2; wrote for New York magazine and also contributed articles to such publications as After Dark; co-produced a Broadway tribute to Stephen Sondheim, Sondheim: A Musical Tribute, in 1973; wrote a book relating the behind-the-scenes of the musicals of composer Stephen Sondheim titled "Sondheim & Co." in 1976; Meron invited Zadan to speak at a lecture series at Brooklyn College, and they became professional partners upon Meron's 1976 graduation; worked for Joseph Papp at the Public Theater before going to California in the early 1980s)

found: New York times WWW site, viewed Aug. 23, 2018(in obituary published Aug. 22: Craig Zadan; b. Apr. 15, 1949, Miami; grew up in Brooklyn and later in Far Rockaway, Queens; d. Tuesday [Aug. 21, 2018], Los Angeles, aged 69; produced musicals for stage, screen, and TV)