John Kander (standing) and Fred Ebb

Born in New York City. Working with his partner John Kander, he provided songs for a number of films: CABARET (1972), NORMAN ROCKWELL'S WORLD: AN AMERICAN DREAM (1972), LUCKY LADY (1975), A MATTER OF TIME (1976), NEW YORK, NEW YORK (1977), STEPPING OUT (1991), and CHICAGO (2002). They provided songs for several Liza Minnelli TV specials. The Kander & Ebb team won four Tony® Awards: in 1967, as Best Composer and Lyricist and as part of Best Musical win for Cabaret; in 1981, as Best Score for Woman of the Year; and in 1993, as Best Score (Musical) for Kiss of the Spider Woman - The Musical, in a tie with Pete Townsend for The Who's Tommy. He has also been nominated eight other times, with one exception always in collaboration with Kander: in 1968, as Best Composer and Lyricist and his lyrics as part of a Best Musical nomination for The Happy Time; in 1969, his lyrics as part of a Best Musical nomination for Zorba; in 1976, as Best Score and as Best Book (Musical), his one nomination not shared with Kander but with Bob Fosse, for Chicago; in 1978, as Best Score for The Act; in 1984, as Best Score for The Rink; and in 1997, as Best Original Musical Score for Steel Pier. Ebb was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1997.  Nominated for Music Best Song 1975: FUNNY LADY "How Lucky Can You Get" - Music & Lyric (w. John Kander)  Nominated for Achievement in Music (Song) 2002: CHICAGO "I Move On" - Lyric 2 nominations