Michael Stewart (August 1, 1924 – September 20, 1987) was an American playwright and dramatist, librettist, lyricist, screenwriter and novelist.
Born Myron[1] Stuart Rubin in Manhattan, Stewart attended Queens College, and graduated from the Yale School of Drama with a Master of Fine Arts in 1953.
[2] He worked again with Champion and Jerry Herman, with their musical Hello, Dolly!
Jule Styne said of him: "He was an extremely talented and knowledgeable man of the theater.
"[2] Stewart's sister was writer Francine Pascal and brother Burt Rubin.