Lawrence Holofcener

Lawrence Holofcener
Born	February 23, 1926 Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Died	March 4, 2017 (aged 91)
Nationality	American and British
Known for	Sculpture
Website	http://www.holofcener.com

Lawrence Holofcener (February 23, 1926 – March 4, 2017) was an American-British sculptor, poet, lyricist, playwright, novelist, actor and director. He held dual British and American nationality. As a singer and songwriter he was better known as Larry Holofcener. He died in March 2017 at the age of 91.. A tribute to his transatlantic love affair with England, his Obituary was printed in London's Daily Telegraph.

Holofcener attended University of Maryland and the University of Wisconsin–Madison where he met and performed with Jerry Bock. They went on to write songs for Big as Life and Your Show of Shows, starring Sid Caesar, Imogene Coca and Carl Reiner. They wrote the Broadway stage scores for Mr. Wonderful and Catch a Star. He joined ASCAP in 1956, his other popular-song compositions include "Without You I'm Nothing", "Raining, It's Raining", "Too Close for Comfort" and "The Story of Alice" which was recorded by the Chad Mitchell Trio. His play Before You Go began on Broadway and has been produced in regional theaters in the United Kingdom, Paris, Sweden, and Mexico City. His musical play I Don't Live There Anymore, written with composer Gerard Kenny, received its American premiere at the 1993 Spoleto Festival USA in Charleston, SC.

His acting career began in a nightclub revue in New York at the Upstairs at the Downstairs. His first theater job was in Stop the World – I Want to Get Off on Broadway. Next, in 1964, he played Cornelius in Hello, Dolly!, first with Carol Channing, then Ginger Rogers. His film work includes Mr. Reckler in the 1981 TV Movie Thin Ice starring Kate Jackson, as well as Walking and Talking which was written and directed by his daughter, Nicole Holofcener.

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