![]() "I wrote stories that were serious, very somber, trying to be in the style of William Faulkner," Meehan told the Observer newspaper in 1999. Meehan wrote the books for three shows that ran over 2,000 performances on Broadway: "Annie" with 2,377 performances, "The Producers" with Mel Brooks at 2,502 performances and "Hairspray," which he wrote with Mark O'Donnell and which reached 2,642 performances. We've been together and so close since the 1950s." "It's a gigantic loss, not only to the industry but also to us. "There's a hole in my heart," Charnin said. Charnin visited his old friend about 10 days ago. ![]() Meehan, who had been ill for about five months and had undergone surgery, died at his home in Manhattan late Monday or early Tuesday, longtime friend and "Annie" collaborator Martin Charnin said. ![]() NEW YORK - Three-time Tony Award-winning book writer Thomas Meehan, best known for transforming the Little Orphan Annie cartoon strip into the smash Broadway musical "Annie," has died at age 88. ![]()
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