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.

Meehan, who won Tony Awards for writing the books for three of the most successful Broadway musicals of the past 40 years — “Annie,” “The Producers” and “Hairspray,” died Tuesday.

Though their legendary collaboration "The Producers" -- the phenomenon that won 12 Tonys -- closed in April, Brooks and Meehan have now co-written the book to arguably the most highly anticipated ...

Throughout his career Meehan had 11 shows on Broadway, his first being Annie in 1977. The current West End production tweeted to say that this evening's performance would be in his honour, and the new ...

Complete Information About Annie in Tampa at Carrollwood Players Theatre. Carrollwood Plyers Theatre presents Annie Book by Thomas Meehan, Music by Charles Strouse, Lyrics by Martin Charnin Based ...

Annie, is a musical based off of the 1924 comic book Little Orphan Annie written by Harold Gray. The musical features music by Charles Strouse, lyrics by Martin Charnin, and features a book ...

Thomas Meehan, left, and Mark O'Donnell pose with their Tony awards for best book of a Musical for 'Hairspray' during the 57th Annual Tony Awards at New York's Radio City Music Hall on June 8, 2003.

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.

NEW YORK (AP) — 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 ...