Sam Pottle, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Sam Pottle

American conductor

Date of Birth: 08-May-1934

Date of Death: 04-Jul-1978

Profession: composer, conductor

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Sam Pottle (May 8, 1934 – July 4, 1978) was an American composer, conductor, and musical director involved in many theatrical and television productions.
Born in New Haven, Connecticut, he is perhaps best remembered for his work on Sesame Street and The Muppet Show, having co-written the iconic theme song for the latter.
However, Sam Pottle was also involved with many theatrical productions in the 1960s and 1970s.
His principal collaborators were David Axlerod and Tom Whedon, although he also worked with other lyricists. Pottle graduated from Yale in 1955.
At Yale he was president of the Yale Dramatic Association, and in 1954 he wrote the music for the Dramat's wildly successful original musical, "Stover at Yale." His father was Frederick Pottle, Sterling Professor of English at Yale. He died on July 4, 1978 in New York City.
His partner, writer Charles Choset dedicated the 1982 plays Letters to Ben and The Messiah to him.
His remains were donated to medical science.