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British-American songwriter and composer renowned for his work on Broadway musicals and Hollywood films, creating numerous enduring standards.Jule Styne was born in London and emigrated to Chicago as a child. A piano prodigy, he performed with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra before age 10. Initially working as a vocal coach and arranger in Hollywood, he transitioned to songwriting, achieving major success on Broadway starting in the late 1940s. He collaborated with lyricists including Sammy Cahn, Leo Robin, Betty Comden, Adolph Green, and Stephen Sondheim. Styne composed music for landmark musicals such as 'Gentlemen Prefer Blondes', 'Gypsy', and 'Funny Girl', contributing classics like 'Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!', 'Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend', 'Everything's Coming Up Roses', and 'People'. He received an Academy Award, a Grammy, and multiple Tony nominations.

• Born Julius Kerwin Stein, he changed his surname to Styne early in his career.
• Despite early fame as a concert pianist, he shifted focus to popular music and coaching singers in Hollywood, working with stars like Shirley Temple.
• He co-wrote the Frank Sinatra hit "I Fall in Love Too Easily" for the film 'Anchors Aweigh' (1945).
• Styne had an incredibly prolific late career surge on Broadway, often working on multiple shows simultaneously in the 1950s and 1960s.
• His musical 'Gypsy' (1959), with lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, is considered one of the greatest Broadway musicals ever written, though its creation involved significant creative tension.
• He died of heart failure in New York City at the age of 88.