Robert Ward (composer)

Robert Ward
Background information
Birth name	Robert Eugene Ward
Born	(1917-09-13)September 13, 1917 Cleveland, Ohio
Died	April 3, 2013(2013-04-03) (aged 95) Durham, North Carolina
Genres	Contemporary, chamber
Occupation(s)	Composer
Instrument(s)	Piano, vocals

Robert Eugene Ward (September 13, 1917 – April 3, 2013) was an American composer who is best remembered for his opera The Crucible (1961) after the 1953 play of the same name by Arthur Miller. He was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Music for that opera in 1962.