Man's Thread About Grandad's Relationship With John Kander Goes Viral
California filmmaker has gone viral after sharing a heartwarming Twitter thread detailing his grandfather's relationship with legendary Broadway composer John Kander.Kander is best known for his prolific work alongside lyricist Fred Ebb on classic musicals like Cabaret and Chicago, which have both been adapted into critically acclaimed films.The pair also wrote "New York, New York" for the 1977 Martin Scorsese film of the same name, with the song going on to earn recognition as a standard in the U.S.Individually, Kander also scored several major Hollywood films including, most notably, 1979's Kramer vs.
Kramer as part of a stellar career on the stage and screen.Yet for Los Angeles writer and director Sama'an Ashrawi's late grandfather, David Fisher, Kander was so much more than that.Writing in a emotional Twitter thread which was retweeted over 30,000 times while earning over 282,000 likes, Ashrawi shared his grandfather's story.My Grandpa Dave told me he was sure he was gay when he was moving into his dorm room freshman year of college and there was a boy “with the prettiest eyes;” after Grandpa passed, I learned from my mother who that boy was.
pic.twitter.com/DTYw6sKFmZ"My Grandpa Dave told me he was sure he was gay when he was moving into his dorm room freshman year of college and there was a boy 'with the prettiest eyes,'" he wrote."After Grandpa passed, I learned from my mother who that boy was."His name was John Kander.
After college, John, along with his partner Fred Ebb, would go on to compose two of the greatest Broadway musicals of all-time.
