What American lyricist born in 1928 co-wrote the screenplay for the musical film The Fantastics?
The Fantasticks (film):  The screenplay by Tom Jones and Harvey Schmidt is based on their record-breaking off-Broadway production of the same name, which ran for 17,162 performances (and was subsequently revived off-Broadway). Tom Jones (writer): Tom Jones (born 1928, in Littlefield, Texas), is an American lyricist (and often librettist) of musical theatre.
Tom Jones